Queen of Hearts Raffle Software Built for Nonprofits
Run a progressive jackpot that actually holds up week after week. Chance2Win provides the infrastructure your organization needs to run it correctly — with a live card board, hybrid ticket sales, and automated weekly draws.
Built for school fundraisers, church events, fire department galas, booster clubs, and nonprofit teams that need a basket raffle to work cleanly online and in person.
How It Works — and Why Supporters Keep Coming Back
Understanding the mechanics is the first step to running it successfully.
Supporters Purchase Tickets and Select Cards
Supporters buy tickets — individually or in bundles — and select which card(s) from the remaining board they want their tickets assigned to. A supporter with 10 tickets can place all 10 on one card, spread them across several, or any combination they choose.
Cards Fill Up — Or Don’t
Many supporters will select the same popular card. One card might carry 200 tickets. Another might carry zero. That’s the game. In a given week with 600 tickets sold, many cards may have no tickets assigned at all.
A Winning Ticket Is Drawn at Random
On drawing day, one winning ticket is drawn from all tickets sold that week. The card that winning ticket was assigned to at purchase is revealed and locked on the public board.
Queen of Hearts or Roll Over
If the revealed card is the Queen of Hearts — the game ends and that ticket holder wins the jackpot. If it’s any other card, that card is permanently removed from selection and the jackpot grows into the following week.
Why Bundle Pricing Drives Serious Revenue
The card selection mechanic is what makes bundle pricing so effective. A supporter who buys the 10-ticket bundle gets to make real strategic decisions — all 10 on one card, or spread across five. That engagement drives repeat weekly purchases and dramatically increases average order value.
Organizations using tiered bundle pricing see average order values 5–6× higher than single-ticket pricing.
Example Bundle Structure
$5
$10
$25
Unlimited bundle tiers supported. Card selection is built directly into the checkout flow — no extra steps for supporters.
Queen of Hearts Isn’t a Raffle. It’s a System.
And that system has to handle weekly growth, increasing complexity, repeat participation, and public visibility — without breaking. Most platforms aren’t built for that. Chance2Win is.
Four Problems Other Platforms Can’t Solve
Queen of Hearts sounds simple on paper. What actually happens is a multi-week operational system that gets harder every single week.
The Card Tracking Problem
Every week a card is revealed, it must be permanently removed from the eligible pool and publicly displayed. Paper-based tracking leads to disputes. Manual spreadsheets get lost between drawing days. When supporters can’t verify which cards are still in play, trust erodes.
The Weekly Ticket Sales Problem
Each new round must be tracked separately. Volunteers need a clean system to open ticket sales, close them before drawing day, and carry forward only what matters. Without structure, small errors compound week over week.
The Hybrid Sales Problem
QoH organizations sell tickets in person at weekly events — at the bar, at the parish hall, at the post meeting. Those cash and check sales have to land in the same drawing pool as online purchases. No other major raffle platform solves this.
The Transparency Problem
When the jackpot grows large, your community expects a verifiable process. Supporters want to see remaining cards. They want a record of every draw. When the system can’t clearly show how it works, doubt sets in — and doubt is what kills Queen of Hearts raffles.
What Actually Happens — Week by Week
After supporting Queen of Hearts raffles for nearly two decades, we know exactly how the timeline plays out. The pattern is consistent across organizations of all sizes.
Easy sales
Nothing broken yet
Ticket count confusion
Multiple trackers
Week 12+: Two Outcomes
It Was Going Great… Until Week 4
📞 Raffle Hotline — From the Support Line
The call came in mid-afternoon on a Thursday. A nonprofit coordinator, frustrated and slightly embarrassed.
Caller: “We launched a Queen of Hearts raffle and it was going great… until week 4.”
They were using spreadsheet tracking, paper tickets, and a separate payment tool. For the first three weeks, it held together. Then ticket volume picked up.
Caller: “We started getting duplicate ticket numbers. Some entries were showing up late. No one could agree on which version of the spreadsheet was right.”
Then came the moment every QoH organizer dreads.
Caller: “Someone at the event challenged the drawing. They wanted to see the full entry list.”
There was no fraud. Nothing done wrong intentionally. But when the organization tried to pull a clean, verifiable record of all entries — they couldn’t produce one clearly.
Total entries: unclear. Ticket ownership: disputed. Process consistency: questionable.
Trust dropped. Ticket sales the following week fell significantly. The raffle never fully recovered its momentum.
Four Steps from Setup to Drawing Day
Chance2Win does not run your raffle. Your organization manages the fundraiser. We provide the infrastructure your team uses to run it correctly.
Set Up Your Game
Choose your card deck size, customize your digital board, set ticket pricing and bundle tiers, and brand your raffle page. No coding required. The Chance2Win team builds the site based on your setup.
Sell Tickets Each Week
Supporters purchase tickets and select which card(s) they want their tickets assigned to. A 10-ticket bundle can be placed on one card, split across multiple cards, or any combination. Cash and check entries are added through the admin dashboard.
Run the Weekly Draw
One winning ticket is drawn at random. The card that ticket was assigned to at purchase is revealed and locked on the digital board — publicly visible to all supporters. Ticket holders can be emailed directly from the admin dashboard.
Jackpot Rolls Over — or the Queen Appears
If the revealed card is not the Queen of Hearts, the next round opens automatically. If the Queen is revealed, the game ends — ticket sales close, the winner is displayed, and the fundraiser closes. No manual steps required.
The features that actually matter for Queen of Hearts
This page should not read like a generic feature checklist. These are the capabilities that keep a progressive raffle clean when more money and more eyes show up.
Progressive Jackpot Tracking
The live jackpot updates as ticket sales come in so supporters can follow the momentum.
Live digital card board
Show which cards are gone, which remain, and the order they were revealed in a public format.
Weekly draw cycle management
Supports a recurring weekly process instead of forcing your team to improvise each round.
Hybrid ticket entry
Cash, check, and online entries stay inside one unified drawing pool.
Reporting and audit trail
Every entry, card assignment, and draw result is logged and exportable.
Multiple gateway options
Premium supports Stripe, Square, and Authorize.net for more flexibility than Stripe-only systems.
Checkout Friction Compounds Every Week
Most raffle formats run once. A bad checkout experience costs you once. Queen of Hearts runs every week for months.
| Pricing Model | What Donor Sees at Checkout | Abandonment Rate | Revenue Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2W Premium — org pays fee | No extra charge | ~0% incremental | Maximum |
| C2W Zero Fee — fixed 12%, disclosed upfront | Fixed 12% shown before purchase | ~1–2% incremental | Near maximum |
| Tip model (~15% suggested) | Tip prompt mid-checkout | ~25% abandonment | Significantly reduced |
| Zeffy / RallyUp — variable 17–29% tip | Variable tip — surprise at checkout | 30–40% at church & community events | Severely reduced — every week |
Source: Internal analysis across tens of thousands of raffle transactions. Baymard Institute corroborates unexpected-cost abandonment baseline.
See the full comparison: Zeffy vs Chance2Win → · RallyUp vs Chance2Win →
The Only Major Platform Supporting This
Search for “Queen of Hearts raffle software” and examine what the other platforms actually offer. The comparison is not close.
| Capability | Chance2Win | Zeffy | RallyUp | BetterWorld | Givebutter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-pool ticket allocation True basket raffle logic |
✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Individual ticket balance per buyer | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Premium baskets 2 or 5 tickets per entry |
✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Tiered bundle pricing | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Cash + check entries in same drawing pool | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Printable PDF ticket sheets per basket | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | ⚠ Partial | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Digital random draw per basket | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Multiple payment gateways | ✔ Stripe / Square / Auth.net | ✘ Stripe only | ✘ Stripe only | ✘ Stripe only | ✘ Stripe only |
| U.S.-based live phone support | ✔ Yes — call us now | ✘ AI chatbot only | ⚠ Ticket system | ✘ No | ✘ No |
| Transparent fees No tip prompts |
✔ Fixed 12% or flat fee | ⚠ 17–29% tip | ⚠ Variable tips | ⚠ Tip model | ⚠ Tip model |
The Bottom Line
If you want to run a Queen of Hearts raffle online, Chance2Win is the only option among the major nonprofit raffle platforms. There is no meaningful competition for this capability.
Real Results from Real Organizations
We’ve used Chance2Win two years in a row at my workplace for our summer event, and it has been a great experience! The websites always look wonderful, and they’re incredibly easy to use on both the admin side and the patron side. Some of our patrons are in their 80s+, and they were able to navigate the basket and traditional raffle sites with little difficulty. Their customer service is AMAZING and extremely prompt. I cannot recommend Chance2Win enough for all of your online raffle needs!
Chance2Win handled our Raffle smoothly and efficiently! They are very service minded, and very responsive to questions and allowed us to arrange their site graphic look as we wanted. Their dashboard platform is quite amazing and you can monitor ticket sales easily. We will definitely use them again.
Real Results from Real Organizations
No tip prompts. No hidden fees. No surprises at checkout. Choose how fees are handled — we handle everything else.
Zero Fee
Zero Fee Plan
$0 to your organization
Supporters pay a fixed 12% service fee, shown clearly before purchase. Your organization keeps 100% of every ticket sold.
| Platform cost to org | $0 — always |
| Supporter service fee | Fixed 12%, disclosed upfront |
| Org service charge | Not applicable |
| Payment gateway | Stripe |
| Basket raffle support | Full multi-pool |
| Cash / check entry | Yes |
| Checkout abandonment | ~1–2% |
| Best for | Events under ~$5,000 gross |
Most Popular for Larger Events
Premium
Premium Plan
$329 flat fee, starting
One flat fee based on your event size. Add an optional service charge that flows entirely to your organization — not to us.
| Platform fee | $329 flat (up to $5K raised) |
| Optional org service charge | Your choice — 0% to any % |
| Service charge goes to | 100% to your org, not C2W |
| Payment gateways | Stripe, Square, Authorize.net |
| Restricted prize support | Yes, where lawful |
| Cash / check entry | Yes |
| Checkout abandonment | ~0% at 8% service charge |
| Best for | Larger events, multi-gateway |
Why the math flips around $8K–$10K gross: On Zero Fee, supporters pay 12% on every dollar raised. On Premium, you pay one flat fee — and that fee shrinks as a percentage of gross the bigger your event gets. At $5,000 raised, the $329 flat fee is 6.6% of gross. At $30,000 raised, it’s 3.7%. Zero Fee is hard to beat for smaller events. Premium often comes out ahead once your event crosses roughly $8,000–$10,000 gross. Run the numbers below →
What Makes a Queen of Hearts Raffle Succeed
We know what separates organizations that build life-changing jackpots from those that stall in week five.
Set Up Your Game
Queen of Hearts is not a launch pad. It’s a multiplier. Organizations with hundreds or thousands of engaged supporters see the jackpot build quickly. Build your audience first — then launch QoH.
Consistent Weekly Promotion
Every week there is something to announce — which card was revealed, how large the jackpot has grown, how many cards remain. Organizations that promote that story weekly keep supporters engaged and attract new participants.
A System That Can’t Be Questioned
Every entry logged. Every card reveal recorded. Every draw verifiable. This is not a nice-to-have. It is the operational foundation the entire game depends on. When someone asks “how does this work?” — you need a clear answer.
Hybrid Sales for In-Person Communities
The strongest QoH organizations sell tickets at weekly events. Giving supporters the option to buy online between events, while still capturing in-person cash and check sales in the same pool, dramatically increases total ticket volume.
Bundle Pricing That Drives Real Revenue
Organizations using tiered bundle pricing see average order values 5–6× higher than single-ticket pricing. The card selection mechanic makes bundles a natural upsell — more tickets means more strategic choices and deeper weekly engagement.
Transparency at Every Draw
A publicly visible digital board showing every revealed card — in order — is the single biggest trust signal a QoH raffle can have. When supporters can verify the history themselves, credibility is never in question.
Run a Queen of Hearts Raffle That Holds Up Over Time
Queen of Hearts doesn’t fail because of effort. It fails when the process can’t keep up. The right infrastructure makes the difference between a raffle that builds for months and one that collapses in week four.
Raffle Mastery: The Complete Book to Running Profitable Nonprofit Raffles
120+ pages of real-world raffle strategy drawn from nearly 20 years of experience supporting thousands of nonprofit fundraisers. Ticket pricing psychology, bundle tactics, promotion strategies, compliance checkpoints, and the common mistakes that kill raffle revenue — including the progressive raffle compliance requirements that you must meet.
Ticket pricing strategies that increase average order value- Bundle psychology — why the right packages outperform discounts
- Hybrid event playbooks for in-person + online sales
- Common compliance mistakes and how to avoid them
Ticket pricing strategies that increase average order value
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Queen of Hearts raffle?
A Queen of Hearts raffle is a progressive jackpot fundraiser where supporters purchase tickets, select which card(s) they want their tickets assigned to, and a winning ticket is drawn each week. When the winning ticket is drawn, the card that ticket was assigned to at purchase is revealed and locked on the public board. If it is not the Queen of Hearts, the game continues the following week with a larger jackpot. Supporters can distribute tickets across multiple cards or concentrate them on one — their selection every week. When the Queen is finally revealed, that ticket holder wins the jackpot.
Can I run a Queen of Hearts raffle online?
Yes — Chance2Win is the only major nonprofit raffle platform that supports Queen of Hearts raffles online, including the progressive jackpot engine, live digital card board, card selection at checkout, and weekly draw cycle management. No other major platform — Zeffy, RallyUp, BetterWorld, or GalaBid — offers Queen of Hearts functionality.
How does the card board work?
The digital card board updates in real time after every weekly draw and is publicly visible on your raffle page. The board shows every card that has been revealed and locked in draw order, and which cards are still available for ticket selection. Once a card is revealed it is permanently removed from the board and cannot be selected in future rounds. Supporters can see the full draw history at any time, which builds transparency and community trust across the full course of the game.
What happens when the Queen of Hearts is drawn?
When the Queen of Hearts is revealed the game ends immediately — ticket sales close automatically, the winner is displayed on the raffle page, and the jackpot is paid out. The platform does not allow the game to restart once the Queen has been revealed. The full draw record is preserved permanently.
Can we accept cash and check ticket sales?
Yes — Chance2Win is the only major raffle platform that merges cash, check, and online ticket sales into a single unified drawing pool for Queen of Hearts. Cash and check entries are added through the admin dashboard and receive assigned ticket numbers exactly like online buyers. This is critical for QoH organizations that sell most of their tickets in person at weekly events.
How long does a Queen of Hearts raffle run?
A Queen of Hearts raffle runs until the Queen of Hearts card is revealed, which can take anywhere from a few weeks to many months depending on deck size and weekly ticket volume. Organizations choose their deck size at setup. There is no guaranteed end date. The longer the Queen stays hidden, the larger the jackpot grows — and typically the more tickets sell each week as community excitement builds.
What pricing model works best for Queen of Hearts?
Is a license or permit required to run a Queen of Hearts raffle?
Licensing and permit requirements for progressive raffles vary by state, county, and municipality and may differ from standard raffle rules. Many states require nonprofits to obtain a gaming or raffle license before running any raffle. Some states have specific rules about jackpot structures, payout percentages, and how drawings must be conducted. Always confirm local requirements with your attorney or gaming authority before launching. Chance2Win does not provide legal advice.
