Local pub to draw ticket for chance at $300K jackpot

AUSTINTOWN — Mahoning Valley residents await tonight’s drawing at Barry Dyngles Pub to see if someone will win the expected $300,000 jackpot. Store officials expect 3,000 people at the drawing.

Someone will win the full jackpot if their ticket is pulled and they accurately pick the right card for the Queen of Hearts on a board full of cards.

The drawing will be at 8 p.m. today. The game has evolved since it began at the local barbecue place as the 54-card board has dwindled down to 11 spots remaining.

People can buy one ticket for $1 and write the number they think will be selected, a phone number to reach them and their name. If the person is not there, and the Queen of Hearts, is pulled, that person would receive half the jackpot.

“That’s more than enough,” said Mike Morgan, 33, of Poland, who bought tickets but will not be at the drawing tonight. If he does hit a winning number, he plans to pay off student loans. This was his first week playing the game and said he doesn’t play scratch-off tickets or the machines at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course.

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