Next Round Of Drawings For Queen Of Hearts Raffle
Published on December 7 2021 10:32 am
Last Updated on December 7 2021 10:32 am
Written by Millie Lange
The two new participating drawing locations include the Effingham Event Center (formerly the Effingham Knights of Columbus), and Gopher’s Grill.
Another new addition to the Queen of Hearts raffle is a website for online ticket purchase. The new website, www.effinghamqoh.com, lists the names of previous ticket winners and card reveals, displays the remaining card numbers available for selection, and allows both single-ticket and 5-pack ticket purchase.
The next drawing will be held Friday, December 10 at the Effingham Events Center at 10 p.m. The jackpot for this drawing is $29,000.
At each drawing, one winning ticket will be selected for a chance to pull the Queen of Hearts from the deck. If the Queen of Hearts card is selected, the winner will receive 50% of the jackpot. If any other card is chosen than the Queen of Hearts, a new raffle will start with the jackpot continuing to roll over week-after-week until the Queen of Hearts is drawn. For each drawing, the winning ticket holder receives $500 if present, or $250 if not present.
The future drawings and locations are as follows:
Saturday January 8, 2022; 9pm – Gophers Grill
Saturday January 22, 2022; 9pm at the Orchard Inn
Saturday February 5, 2022; 9pm at the Gabby Goat
Saturday February 19, 2022; 9pm at the Brass Rail Lounge at Niemergs.
Besides the website, tickets can be purchased during regular business hours at these Effingham area businesses: The Orchard Inn, Gabby Goat, Brass Rail Lounge at Niemergs, St. Anthony Parish Center, Dan Hecht Toyota Chevrolet, and Northside Ford. Tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00.
The “Queen of Hearts” raffle is a progressive jackpot raffle which offers drawings every two weeks. The proceeds from the raffle benefit the sports programs at Effingham Unit 40 schools and Effingham St. Anthony Schools. Participants, if their ticket is selected at one of the drawings, have a chance to win the jackpot based on a draw from a deck of 54 cards. Participation is open to the public ages 18 and older.