News
July 7, 2004
Lottery Sales Highest Ever, Up 11.5 Percent
The Missouri Lottery had another record sales year with fiscal year 2004 sales totaling more than $791.5* million, 11.5 percent higher than the previous fiscal year. Fiscal year 2004 ended on June 30.Jim Scroggins, executive director for the Missouri Lottery, said the sales increase can be attributed to several high Powerball jackpots, a larger variety of Scratchers games and sales increases in the Club Keno game.
More than $484* million in prizes were awarded to Missouri Lottery players during fiscal year 2004, increasing the total prizes awarded since the Lottery began in 1986 to more than $4.1 billion. Six Missouri Lottery players became millionaires, winning jackpots ranging from $1.5 million to $130.6 million. In all, $143.9 million in jackpot prizes were awarded during the past fiscal year.
Fifty Missouri Lottery Powerball tickets worth $100,000 were sold in Missouri, and 20 SHOW ME 5 Paydown tickets worth $50,000 tax paid were sold during fiscal year 2004.
Retailers who sell Missouri Lottery products earned more than $48.5* million in commissions, incentives and bonuses for selling Missouri Lottery tickets during fiscal year 2004.
In addition, record sales in fiscal year 2004 translated into record proceeds to Missouri’s public education programs with more than $230* million transferred to the Lottery Proceeds Fund to benefit various public education programs. Total proceeds to the state, including education, since the Missouri Lottery began are more than $2.2 billion.
SALES BY PRODUCT
| FY04 | FY03 | |
| Lotto | $35,106,863* | $28,736,839 |
| Pick 3 | $54,043,157* | $53,569,248 |
| Pick 4 | $18,470,558* | $16,157,969 |
| SHOW ME 5 PD | $24,379,229* | $22,665,639 |
| Powerball | $147,378,054* | $125,324,451 |
| Club Keno | $51,584,850* | $42,570,878 |
| Scratchers | $434,696,508* | $393,981,254 |
| Pull Tabs | $21,846,920* | $25,041,234 |
| Xtra | $4,016,106* | n/a |
| Total | $791,522,245* | $708,047,512 |
| FY04 | $791,522,245* |
| FY03 | $708,047,512 |
| FY02 | $585,189,254 |
| FY01 | $508,301,104 |
| FY00 | $507,845,586 |
| FY99 | $513,251,456 |
| FY98 | $494,298,761 |
| FY97 | $439,592,300 |
| FY96 | $422,530,945 |
| FY95 | $411,664,824 |
| FY94 | $350,518,546 |
| FY93 | $256,675,345 |
| FY92 | $220,359,753 |
| FY91 | $216,240,866 |
| FY90 | $223,367,147 |
| FY89 | $199,202,382 |
| FY88 | $147,761,618 |
| FY87 | $174,081,815 |
| FY86 | $206,990,610 |
| Total: | $7,377,442,069* |