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Queen of Hearts winner gets half of $1 million jackpot

The jackpot was a little over $1 million and since he was not present for the drawing, he'll only get half of that money.

There was one big winner of the night at the Queen of Hearts drawing in Aviston, Ill on Wednesday.

Thousands of people flocked to the American Legion Hall in Aviston for a shot to win hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Dan Weidman was the lucky winner but he wasn't there to claim his prize. He was in California visiting his son.

The jackpot was a little over $1 million and since he wasn't present for the drawing, he'll only get half of that money.

The other half of the pot will rollover to the next drawing.

There were also some smaller winners of the night. Twenty-two people won $500 in the 50/50 drawing.

The Queen of Hearts will resume in March of 2018. Tickets for that drawing go on sale March 7.

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