A Carmel, In., father continues his mission to prolong his 3-year-old son's life, with the help of his personal collection of rare Bourbons and the Kentucky Derby Museum. This year, the raffle has been expanded to include three prizes valued at more than $58,000. Only 6,000 tickets will be sold, at $100 per ticket.
Three-year-old Wyatt Perdue is living with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe. In 2021, his father, Nathan Perdue, approached the Kentucky Derby Museum with the idea of raffling off his prized Pappy collection, in hopes that teaming up would bring more awareness and funding to beat this devastating disease.
By combining forces, Perdue and the Kentucky Derby Museum raised $400,000 in 2021, with the vast majority of that money going to lifesaving research. In the last year, the life expectancy for those living with CF increased from age 51 to age 53.
“Everyone that participated in that fundraising initiative last year was indirectly responsible for that amazing accomplishment,” said Perdue. “So, this year we thought, how do we celebrate not only that great accomplishment, but how do we raise even more funds and more awareness?”
This year, Perdue secured additional premium, rare Bourbons in order to raise money once again, and the added Bourbon collections means the raffle will have three winners. Each collection was inspected by a whiskey historian at Justins' House of Bourbon and “dertermined to be in excellent, like new condition.”
The Perdue family's ultimate hope is that funding research through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will help find a cure in Wyatt's lifetime.
- Six bottle limited-edition collection of Pappy Van Winkle, valued at $24,100 by Justins' House of Bourbon
- VIP Kentucky Derby Museum experience for winner and up to three guests
- One-night stay at Hotel Distil for winner and one guest
- $100 Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse gift card
- One-year membership to Watch Hill Proper, valued at $3,500
- Seven bottle E.H. Taylor Collection, valued at $15,000 by Justins' House of Bourbon
- VIP Kentucky Derby Museum experience for winner and up to three guests
- One-night stay at Hotel Distil for winner and one guest
- $100 Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse gift card
- Five bottle Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, valued at $14,400 by Justins' House of Bourbon
- VIP Kentucky Derby Museum experience for winner and up to three guests
- One-night stay at Hotel Distil for winner and one guest
- $100 Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse gift card
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