CLEVELAND (WJW) — Looking to start off the new year with a lot more money in your bank account?
The popular Queen of Hearts raffle game at Grayton Road Tavern in Cleveland has reached a jackpot of about $2.2 million ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.
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“Imagine starting 2026 as a multimillionaire,” the Tavern wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. “All it takes is finding the elusive Queen of Hearts in our deck!”
Here’s how the game works: We begin with 54 cards facedown on a board. A raffle winner gets to select a card to reveal every other week (except because of the holidays, it’s been four week this time). The goal is to uncover the queen of hearts card. Whoever does gets the jackpot.
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You can buy tickets for $1 for tonight’s drawing at the following locations
- Grayton Road Tavern, 4760 Grayton Road; ticket sales stop at 7 p.m Wednesday
- Harry Buffalo, 4824 Great Northern Blvd., North Olmsted; ticket sales stop at 3 p.m. Wednesday
- Tavern of Independence, 5530 Brecksville Road, Independence; ticket sales stop at 4 p.m. Wednesday
Wednesday’s drawing is at 8 p.m., with the party starting at 6 p.m. You do not have to be present to win. The winner gets 90% of the jackpot, with 10% saved for the next board. Find out much more about the drawing right here…