Hot dogs and steaks and bacon, oh my! Meat raffles keep a beloved Midwest tradition alive
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Andrea "Mama" Avaloz holds up the package of fajita meat, beef sticks and pork chops that she won in a meat raffle April 10, 2026, at American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)Packages of meat are offered as prizes for a weekly meat raffle April 10, 2026, at American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)Volunteer John Sartwell announces the winning numbers during a meat raffle April 10, 2026, at American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)In this image made from video, Ashley Burris holds up a pack of bacon she won during a meat raffle at the 1029 Bar in Minneapolis, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)Minnesota state Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia, right, buys tickets for the weekly meat raffle April 10, 2026, at American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
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Andrea "Mama" Avaloz holds up the package of fajita meat, beef sticks and pork chops that she won in a meat raffle April 10, 2026, at American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
