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    Eligibility

    1. Ticket purchasers must be 18 years or older to enter the Irish American Heritage Center (IAHC) Queen of Hearts Raffle.
    2. Ticket purchasers must be over the age of 18 and a legal resident of Illinois. This raffle is void outside Illinois and wherever prohibited by law.
    3. The following persons are prohibited from purchasing tickets in the Irish American Heritage Center (IAHC) Queen of Hearts Raffle: IAHC Staff, IAHC Board Members, Ascend Fundraising Solutions Staff along with all household members of the prohibited members.

    Ticket Sales

    1. Tickets may be purchased online at www.iahcQOH.com
    2. Tickets will be available beginning at Fridays at 10:30am following the previous weekly draw.
    3. Tickets are available for purchase at the following prices: 3 for $10, 40 for $20 and 200 for $40
    4. Ticket purchasers will select a virtual numbered playing card from the remaining playing cards available at the time of purchase. Each numbered playing card contains a hidden card from a standard 52 card deck (no jokers). The number of cards available for selection begins with 52 and declines by one each week that the card selected by the Weekly Prize winner reveals a playing card other than the Queen of Hearts.
    5. Each purchaser will select a single card. The selected card will be associated with all tickets included in the ticket order. Multiple cards may not be selected within a single ticket order.
    6. There is no limit to the number of tickets available.
    7. All tickets will be delivered via email only. It is the responsibility of the ticket purchaser to ensure that they receive their tickets, however, purchasers do not need their tickets in hand to be included in the draws. If you have not received your ticket(s), please contact QOH@irishahc.org.
    8. Raffle Tickets are Not Tax Deductible. The IRS has taken the position that amounts paid for chances to participate in raffles, lotteries, or similar programs are not gifts and, therefore, the price of the entry does not qualify as a deductible charitable contribution.

    Draws, Prizes and Winners

    1. Ticket sales will conclude each Thursday at 11:59pm at which time all qualified tickets will be confirmed.
    2. A single ticket number will be selected each weekly by a Random Number Generation (RNG) program, from all raffle ticket numbers sold during the week leading up to the draw.
    3. Each weekly draw winner will receive a single cash prize equal to 10 percent of all ticket sales collected during the weekly draw. Following the weekly draw, the playing card within the card associated with the winning ticket order will be revealed.
    4. If the numbered playing card associated with the winning weekly draw ticket reveals the Queen of Hearts the weekly draw winner will also receive the Queen of Hearts Progressive Jackpot, consisting of 40 percent of all ticket sales collected over all weeks. The Irish American Heritage Center Queen of Hearts raffle is then concluded.
    5. If the numbered playing card associated with the winning weekly draw ticket reveals any playing card other than the Queen of Hearts, 40 percent of the ticket sales for the weekly will be added to the Progressive Jackpot. All tickets from the previous weekly draw are then voided and ticket sales commence for the next weekly draw.
    6. The winning ticket number will be posted to www.iahcQOH.com following each weekly draw, along with the weekly prize amount and the revealed card associated with the weekly winning ticket along with the IAHC Facebook Page.
    7. Ticket holders do not have to be present at the draws in order to win or to claim their prize. The winner will be contacted through the phone number and email address provided when purchasing the ticket.
    8. Winners must present the winning PDF Raffle Ticket and proof of identity to the IAHC to claim a prize.
    9. All winners agree that their image and identity may be used by the Irish American Heritage Center for advertising purposes or any other lawful purposes without compensation.
    10. Each winner shall be responsible for any and all travel, costs, federal, state and local income or excise taxes, fees, assessments and like charges associated with a prize. At the time of this printing, federal law requires that a tax withholding on certain prize values must be collected from winners upon award and distribution. Federal and state withholding laws are subject to change without notice. The withholding laws in effect at the time each prize is claimed will be followed. A shared prize claim by multiple persons shall not reduce any applicable withholding on the total amount awarded.
    11. The winner must provide their full name, address and phone number upon claiming their prize.
    12. Prizes will be secured for sixty (60) days following each weekly draw. Unclaimed prizes after sixty (60) days will be reverted to the IAHC for charitable use. All prizes will be made out via check. For security and safety reasons, no cash payments will be made to the winners.
    13. If in the event the winner is ruled ineligible for any reason or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and will be retained by the IAHC for charitable use.

    General

    By purchasing a ticket in the IAHC Queen of Hearts Raffle, the purchaser acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to these rules. All inquiries regarding the conduct, chance of winning, prizing or procedures of lotteries are to be made to IAHC prior to the purchase of a ticket.

    All orders will be processed and fulfilled using the Ascend Fundraising Solutions raffle management system. In the event of any discrepancy, the records of Ascend Fundraising Solutions shall be deemed correct and final. IACH is responsible for the conduct and management of the raffle. The liability of the licensee shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.