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The Eagles Will Run a 50/50 Raffle This Year, Likely Give out More Money Than the Flyers, Phillies, and Sixers Combined
By Jim Adair
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The Eagles will follow the lead of the Phillies and Flyers and Sixers by rolling out a 50/50 raffle at home games this season.
The Eagles’ raffle will benefit the health and educational programs of the Eagles Youth Partnership. It’s pretty much guaranteed to be huge money, too. The Flyers’ 50/50 is the most successful in the city right now (peaking at $72,545 total jackpot in the playoffs, leaving one lucky fan with over $36,000), while the Sixers and Phillies routinely hand out checks well under $5,000. I would not be surprised, however, if the good spirits, alcohol, and general sold-out status of games pushed the Eagles’ total jackpot to double the Flyers’ max.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.