Pick a number
Step into the Member’s Lounge and look at the corkboard. 54 sealed envelopes are pinned face-down, numbered 1 through 54. Each one hides a single playing card — pick the number you'd like opened if your ticket is drawn.
Wednesdays · 7:00 PM
Queen of Hearts
The Newport Elks #104 jackpot drawing — every Wednesday night.
Queen of Hearts is a community jackpot game. Every Wednesday at 7 PM the lodge draws one ticket from the raffle drum — if it points to the Queen of Hearts, somebody wins the pot. Until then, the jackpot rolls over and grows.
Drawing
Wed · 7 PM
Tickets
$5 for 3
Last call
6:45 PM
Eligible
Elks in good standing
How to Play
Buy your tickets
Tickets are sold at the bar all week. Fill in your name, phone number, and the envelope number you chose. $5 for 3 tickets.
Drop & wait for Wednesday
Drop your filled-out tickets into the brass drum. Every Wednesday at 7 PM, one ticket is pulled and that envelope is opened. Last call to buy tickets is 6:45 PM.
What You Could Win
The card hiding inside your envelope decides your prize:
- Queen of Spades, Clubs, or Diamonds — $100
- Aces, Kings, or Jacks — $50
- Jokers — $75
- Any other card — two free drinks (must be present)
The Jackpot
Draw the Queen of Hearts and you win the pot.
If the card drawn isn't the Queen of Hearts, that envelope is retired from the board and the jackpot rolls into next week's drawing — so the odds tighten and the prize grows every Wednesday until the Queen is finally revealed.
The Fine Print
Jackpot payouts
- Present winners receive 50% of the pot. Absent winners receive 40%.
- Per Rhode Island state mandate, only 50% of the pot is ever awarded to the winner.
- The jackpot is paid by check — pick it up at the lodge or have it mailed.
- To claim, the winner must show photo ID and a valid Elks membership card.
- Winnings are reportable income — the lodge will file a Form 1099 for the payout, so the winner needs to provide their SSN/TIN at claim time.
54 playing cards (including two jokers) are sealed in numbered envelopes 1–54 and displayed face-down on the corkboard in the Member’s Lounge. Only pre-approved Elks may access the corkboard or its monies.
GOOD LUCK!