Illinois officials expect huge lottery ticket sales https://www.lotterypost.com/news/81844 Lottery Post News Story: Illinois officials expect huge lottery ticket sales en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator Illinois officials expect huge lottery ticket sales https://www.lotterypost.com/news/81844 https://www.lotterypost.com/news/81844 Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:12:21 GMT Lottery Post When the winning numbers are not drawn in the Mega Millions lottery game, it means a bigger contribution to state coffers.With tickets sales today expected to approach $1 million an hour for tonight's record $222 million jackpot, lottery officials are smiling.Sales build as jackpots grow, and the Mega Millions game has not had a winner in 12 drawings.Anne Plohr Rayhill, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Lottery, said about 35 cents of every dollar spent in Illinois on lottery games goes into the Il... [ More ]

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