A Bath County man has won the “Queen of Hearts” Raffle sponsored by the Morehead Optimist Club as part of their Cave Run Bingo gaming activities. Robin McVey, from Olympia, came to Cave Run Bingo on Friday, August 23rd for his usual evening of bingo fun. That night was his lucky night when his ticket was drawn for a chance to find the “Queen of Hearts” on the board with only eight (8) cards remaining. When he picked card #14 and found the “Queen of Hearts” underneath he won 70% of the $14,834 jackpot and took home $10,384. The other 30%, rounded to $4,450, will be deposited in an endowment fund created by the Optimist Club to fund scholarships for Rowan County students at Morehead State University.
The “Queen of Hearts” is a progressive raffle using a deck of cards laminated facedown on a board and numbered. Players purchase a chance for $1 during bingo sessions and at the end of the night, one ticket is drawn and that individual picks a card, trying to find the Queen. If the Queen is not found, the jackpot rolls over to the next night and continues until someone finds the card. The lucky winner receives 70% of the total jackpot and the Optimist Club donates 30% to a predetermined group, this time their own endowment to assist Rowan County students through scholarships at Morehead State University.
The Morehead Optimist Club was established in 1964 and focuses primarily on activities for the youth of Morehead and Rowan County. They operate Cave Run Bingo in Farmers, KY to fund a variety of youth programs and for the last several years have donated more than $175,000 annually to various programs. “We have been very blessed to be able to fund youth programs at the level we have,” said Club President Bill Redwine. “The COVID-19 shutdown impacted our revenues quite significantly, for a period but we are now back up and running almost to pre COVID levels,” Redwine added.
Cave Run Bingo is located at 6950 US 60 West in Farmers, Kentucky and is open every Friday and Saturday night. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo begins at 7:00. The facility is a non-smoking/vaping facility with smoke breaks included in the schedule each night.
For more information about the Optimist Club, please contact President Bill Redwine at (606)356-0666 or by email at moreheadoptimistclub@gmail.com. Weekly meetings are held during the lunch hour every Tuesday at Mr. Gatti’s in Morehead.
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