Queen of Hearts Rules
- To begin, 54 playing cards including two jokers are placed in sealed envelopes, face down on a mounting board purchased from a certified gaming vendor; the envelopes are numbered one (1) through fifty four (54). The game board will be displayed with the QUEEN OF HEARTS as the “Jackpot Card”.
- Northland Bingo "seeds" the starting pot in the amount of $500. Notwithstanding number 8 below, Northland Bingo reserves the right to withdraw money from the pot to recover the seed amount.
- Any person with a paid admission to Northland Bingo the night of the drawing is eligible to play. You must be present to win.
- Each ticket is $1, with no limit on the number of tickets purchased. There is no discount for multiple tickets purchased.
- Drawings will be held at Northland Bingo on each night that bingo is played. The drawing will occur at the end of the second intermission. One ticket is drawn from all tickets sold that session to determine who wins the opportunity to “Search for the Queen of Hearts” playing card.
- If the QUEEN OF HEARTS is not drawn the consolation prizes are shown on the posters in the bingo hall.
- There is a new drawing every session. After each drawing, the non-winning tickets are thrown away.
- The prize pool is determined before the start of the raffle. The total prize pool will continue to accumulate after each session until the QUEEN OF HEARTS is drawn. The jackpot amount, based on ticket sales, will be updated at the end of each session and prominently displayed in the Bingo Hall. Fifty percent of all ticket sales, less any prizes awarded, add to the jackpot for the next session.
- Once a card is selected, it will be removed from play by drawing a diagonal line on the card’s face and placing the card face up on the board. Each week after the drawing, all tickets for that week’s drawing will be destroyed.
- All winning players are responsible for any and all taxes. A W2-G (1099) will be issued for prizes over $600. NO prize over $600 will be paid until the W2-G information is completely filled out. If a player is unwilling or unable to provide W2-G information, we must withhold 25% of the winnings.
- The proceeds from the current week’s sales will not be included in the current week’s jackpot. If the queen of hearts is not selected in the current week’s drawing, then the current week’s sales less any prizes awarded will be split 50-50 as described in section 7 above. However, if the Queen of Hearts is drawn, then 100% of that week’s sales will be used to fund the new jackpot.
