South Suburban Queen Of Hearts Action Report, Week Of March 23

SOUTH SUBURBS — If you feel lucky and crave action, Patch has compiled Queen of Hearts progressive raffles from around the Southland, some with pretty sizeable jackpots. Even if you split a few thousand bucks or pick up money on the board, it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye.

Here’s how the game works: The game consists of a deck of 52 shuffled playing cards plus the two jokers. Playing cards are randomly printed on the inside of each window, ensuring the integrity of the raffle. When a player’s ticket is drawn, the number written on it determines the card number to be opened. If the card drawn is the Queen of Hearts, the winner wins a percentage of the jackpot. The bigger the pot, the bigger the payoff. Some have money on the board.

The queen steered clear of the south suburban games last week. We hear Her Majesty got sick drinking Alaskan glacier water.

Get ready to dive into the exciting world of games ‘o chance. Remember, it’s good luck to order food and drink at the host site. Here are the current Queen of Hearts games happening this week in the local area:

Sunday

Oak Lawn Raiders SAC – The jackpot heading into the March 23 pull is $11,846+ after another rollover last week. The drawing takes place at 3 p.m. Sundays at BJ McMahon’s, 5432 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn. Tickets are 6 for $5; 12 for $10; and 24 for $20 from the handy dandy ticket machine a BJ McMahon's during business hours. It’s a bar, so they’re open late. The split is 50-50 of the jackpot if the queen of hearts is found. Ticket sales start Monday and continue up until the drawing. There is money on the board: $50 for numbered cards (2-10); aces, kings and jacks and gets you $100; the queen of spades, aces or clubs pays out $200; and red and black jokers win ya $500 (black joker resets only the first board). Catch the excitement of the live drawing on Oak Lawn Raiders SAC Facebook. Famous for carrying a 50-by-100-foot American flag in Oak Lawn’s Independence Day Parade, the Raiders help local individuals and families facing financial difficulties, and other civic projects. Results are posted Monday on the Oak Lawn Raiders website and Facebook page. Must be 21 to play.

Monday

Knights of Columbus, Fr. Boyle C.C. Council 4698 of Tinley Park started its Queen of Hearts raffle in December which takes place at 8 p.m. every Monday at the Union Bar & Grill, 17821 S. 80th Ave., Tinley Park. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. If your name is drawn, you’ll win a $50 gift certificate to the Union; select a face card or ace win another $50 gift certificate, select a joker win a hundred dollars, select the Queen of Hearts win 50 percent of the pot. The pot going into the lucky March 24 drawing is at $13,500 with 40 cards remaining on the board. Tickets are sold at the Union when Knights of Columbus are present from 5:30 to 8 p.m, Monday, Tuesday, Friday and other TBD dates/times. Proceeds go to the Knights' community projects. (Thanks, Dan Kavanaugh)

Tuesday

Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce is running a game from SIP Wine Bar, 17424 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, that draws every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $1 and there is no limit on single tickets sold. If the queen is found, the winner splits the pot 60/40 if present; 50/50 if you’re playing at home. If your number is chosen, but it's not the queen of hearts, you still go home a winner with 20 free tickets for the next drawing. The chamber has gone through five boards since last July, so its queen of hearts game hasn't grown as fast as others in the area. We’re sure Her Majesty will still start shunning them soon. The jackpot heading into the March 25 pull is $1,251. Ticket sales close 10 minutes before the drawing. Buy tickets online or at SIP. Watch the drawing live on Facebook.

Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation – It was a rollover last week. The third draw on a new board heading into the March 25 pull with a jackpot of $5,475. This time, if the second joker gets picked, the winner gets $200 and the treasure chest foundation is flipping the board. The drawing takes place at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday, at the Dakota Inn, 12119 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip. Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation provides comfort and distraction from painful procedures to children and teens who have been diagnosed with cancer by providing toys and gift cards from a treasure chest.

Wednesday

Park Lawn Charity – Park Lawn’s Queen of Hearts raffle is on the brink of breaking out the Bozo Drum with the whiff of big money wafting from Crestwood. The jackpot going into the Wednesday, March 26 pull is $187, 425 and has a good shot at breaking $200,000. If your number reveals the queen, 60 percent of the jackpot goes to the winner if present; if not present, the winner splits the pot 50-50 with Park Lawn. This time, there is money on the board: Jokers are $250 and the board resets; aces, $200; kings, $150; and queens (excluding hearts), $125; and jacks $100. Numbers cards (2-10) win 24 free tickets for next week’s drawing. Online ticket sales continue up to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Or, buy them in person at Park Lawn, 10833 S. LaPorte Ave., Oak Lawn, or at the always-fun At the Office Sports Bar & Grill, 4901 Cal-Sag Road, Crestwood, where the drawing happens at 7 p.m. every Wednesday live on Facebook.

Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn – The Queen of Hearts raffle is pulled every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. during bingo intermission. Tickets are 6 for $5, 12 for $10 and 24 for $20. Select a face card or an ace, you win $50; joker will get you $100; all other cards $20. Find the Queen of Hearts and win 50 percent of the pot. Tickets are sold at the VFW lounge (one of our favorite establishments) daily after 12 noon and at Wednesday bingo prior to the drawing. Results will be posted on Oak Lawn VFW (Johnson Phelps Post) Facebook page and VFW Auxiliary 5220 Oak Lawn Facebook page. The jackpot going into the Wednesday, March 26 pull is $9,920, not the $180, 615+ we inadvertently put in last week, but if it helped the VFW sell a few more tickets for the roof fund, so be it.

St. Patricia Parish, 9050 S 86th Ave, Hickory Hills – After Her Majesty popped last week at the St. Patricia’s Queen of Hearts Raffle, the parish will resume its progressive raffle April 2. Buy tickets in person from the handy dandy ticket machine at Prime Time Restaurant, 7750 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills; before and after Sunday masses at the parish, 9050 S. 86th Avenue, Hickory Hills; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the St. Patricia rectory, 9050 S. 86th Avenue, Hickory Hills. The jackpot will be an estimated $1,000, so let’s juice it up for the March 26 pull. The drawing takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, at Prime Time. Tickets are 6 for $5, 12 for $10; and 24 for $20. Players (except for the queen of hearts) win a $50 gift card to Prime Time. The parish will contact the winner. Check out Prime Time’s special happy hour menu.

Thursday

Together We Cope is grabbing a piece of the queen o’ hearts action. The next pull is March 26 with a jackpot of $6,254+. (Thanks so much for zooming in on the jackpot amount. Keep doing it.) The drawing happens 8 p.m. every Thursday at Marcotte’s Bar and Grill, 15501 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Forest. Buy tickets from the handy dandy ticket machine at Marcotte’s. If you find the queen, you split with Together We Cope 60/40 if present, or 50/50 if playing from home. There is money on the board: Queens (except for hearts) $250; aces $150; kings, a $50 Marcotte’s gift card and jacks, $100. Joker kills the board. Must be 21 to play. TWC is a prevention agency based in Tinley Park that provides resources to families in temporary crisis, enabling them to stay in their homes. The agency has been bridging the gap for south suburban residents in 27 communities by supplying food, shelter, clothing and referrals, empowering them to return to self-sufficiency.

Bank the Blue – The jackpot going into the Thursday, March 27 drawing is $14,590+. There is money on the board: if present at the time of the drawing, the winner grabs $100 for numbered cards and $200 for face cards. Tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5; 12 for $10; 24 for $20. Online ticket sales reopen at 10 a.m. Friday and close at 2 p.m. Thursday, the day of the drawing. In each online purchase, the player will only be allowed to select a single number. The drawing takes place around 8 p.m. every Thursday at Harte’s Saloon, 9858 S. Artesian Ave., Evergreen Park. Catch the excitement of the live drawing on BTB Facebook. All proceeds go toward funding confidential mental health services for law enforcement officers in Illinois. Currently, Bank the Blue is serving 71 police officers. Must be 21 to play.

Marian Catholic High School Athletic Boosters –The athletic boosters are kicking off with a jackpot of $11,600+ for the March 27 pull. The drawing happens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rudy’s at Balagio’s, 17501 Dixie Highway, Homewood. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in person at MCHS,700 Ashland Avenue; Chicago Heights (sales close at 3 p.m. Wednesday); from the machine in Balagio’s lobby (sales close 7:15 p.m. Thursday), and at Rudy’s up until the drawing. Online tickets must be purchased by 11 a.m. Wednesday. If the queen reveals herself, the winner splits with the athletic boosters 50/50. If any other card is revealed, the winning player will receive: $500 for jokers, $250 for an ice, and $100 for any other card. Queen of spades gets you $550 and resets the board. Proceeds go toward upgrades and improvements to Marian Catholic athletic facilities and equipment.

Does your church, school, veterans group or organization hold a Queen of Hearts raffle drawing? Send the info to Patch editor Lorraine Swanson at lorraine.swanson@patch.com. Be sure to include the split, time and place of weekly drawings, cost of tickets and places of purchase, and where the results are posted (Facebook, website, etc.). To be featured in the Queen of Hearts Action Report, your school/place of worship/organization must be consistent in posting the weekly results of your draw on social media or by contacting us by email. Don’t make us chase you, otherwise we’ll have to drop your raffle, but we’ll always take you back.