Carroll Catholic School’s Queen of Hearts raffle tops $20,000

 

[January 15, 2020]  LINCOLN - The jackpot for the weekly Queen of Hearts raffle hosted by Carroll Catholic School was $20,637 at last Sunday’s drawing. As the queen of hearts was not revealed, the jackpot will roll over to next Sunday’s drawing.

Principal David Welch estimates the jackpot will likely exceed $22,000. In addition, he would like to invite more of the community to be present next Sunday at the Knights of Columbus. “The event is certainly open to the public, and all are welcome to attend and try their luck. We’ve seen crowds increase steadily each Sunday, as the jackpot has grown, and it is a fun couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon.”

Queen of Hearts is a progressive raffle, and the jackpot grows each week that the winning face card is not revealed. The raffle board consists of 54 cards: a regular poker deck and two jokers.

A player purchases tickets for one dollar apiece and writes on each ticket their name and card number they wish revealed. A single ticket is then pulled from the tumbler and that lucky person’s card number is turned over. The winner will receive sixty-percent of the jackpot if it is the queen of hearts. All other cards pay cash prizes as well.

The raffle is held each Sunday at the Knights of Columbus, 217 N. Limit Street in Lincoln, with the ticket drawing at 6:00 pm. Tickets go on sale before the drawing, beginning at 4:00 pm. Tickets are sold also for one hour following the drawing for the next week’s raffle.

Up to date information about the Carroll Catholic School Queen of Hearts raffle, along with complete rules and current jackpot, may be found at the school’s Facebook page.

[David Welch
Principal
Carroll Catholic School]