It's the kind of place that attracts a loyal dash of regulars and the occasional boozehound looking for a cheap glass of whiskey.
But by 2 p.m. Friday, more people had already made their way to the bar then would otherwise on a typical weekday evening.
There was the woman in rabbit ears and her two friends drinking Busch Light and shots of Jager. Then there was the biker in a cutoff shirt, bandana, beard and two armfuls of fading tattoos.
"Mom sent me down here to buy some tickets," he said. "Five of each."
Heading into its 43rd week, the Ace of Diamonds raffle at the American Legion in Manteno is reaching epic proportions — and drawing unprecedented crowds.
"We had no idea it would ever get like this," said Shirley Vercruysse, the bar's manager. Friday night's jackpot is $31,936. Winner takes all, but it takes two strokes of luck to get there.
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