For the fiscal year ending June 30, South Carolina Lottery officials announced sales generated a record $435 million for education, an increase of $30 million from the previous record of $405 million, due to the ongoing popularity of instant scratch-off games.
Lottery officials also reported draw games like Pick 3, Pick 4 and Cash 5 plus the large jackpots of Powerball and Mega Millions also contributed to the new record.
Most of the money raised by the lottery goes to the state’s merit-based college scholarship program. Some of the money also goes to K-12 education and other education programs, and to purchasing school buses.
