Tenn. lottery sales up 18 percent since last year

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tony95 — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:56:43 GMT

Powerball states got a bump with the two big pots that came along after increasing the odds, but I bet that's going to come back to bite them since people will now start expecting $100m pots before buying tickets. I have noticed a slow down in the the climb to $100m that wasn't there before those gigantic runs. I myself only by 1 or 2 tickets until it gets above $100m and am spending less overall.

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Just6ntlc — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:15:09 GMT

I hope Tennessee can keep it up.

Tenn. lottery sales up 18 percent since last year

Lottery Post — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:21:00 GMT

More than $270 million for scholarships, after-school projects

The Tennessee Lottery saw an 18 percent increase in sales for its fiscal year ending in June, propelled upward in part by 36 new scratch-off games and two Powerball jackpots topping $300 million, according to lottery president and chief executive officer Rebecca Paul.

Net sales, which do not include tickets given out as prizes, rose 18 percent to $933.4 million, up from $788 million during the year prior.

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