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Where The Money Goes

Every dollar spent on a Missouri Lottery product goes somewhere. Most of it is returned to players in the form of prizes. After prizes awarded to players, the next largest amount goes to Missouri Education — the Missouri Lottery's primary beneficiary. Next, Missouri retailers earn commissions and bonuses on every ticket they sell. Read below how each of these groups are impacted by Missouri Lottery products and prizes.

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Education FY23 - $425 Million

Since ticket sales launched in 1986, the Missouri Lottery has contributed more than $8 billion to the state of Missouri and public education. Annual Lottery contributions comprise about 3-4% of the state's funding for public education – an effort shared by local, state and federal governments.

Lottery proceeds are appropriated to Missouri's public education programs by the Missouri Legislature each year. In FY23, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received more than $241 million, the Missouri Department of Higher Education received more than $147 million, and the Missouri Department of Agriculture received $120,000 in appropriations. Due to strong sales, the Lottery was able to provide $425 million in proceeds for education in FY23.

The Lottery funding helps support the operating budgets of community colleges, colleges and universities throughout the state, as well as a variety of programs, including: Foundation Program, Transportation, Classroom Trust Fund, Virtual Schools, Special Education Excess Costs, and more. These programs and others that receive Lottery money provide the resources that help Missouri students fulfill their individual dreams – dreams that define Missouri's future and ultimately benefit all of Missouri's residents.

Retailers FY23 - $104.8 Million

Without the partnership of retailers across the state, the Missouri Lottery's continued success would not be possible. But it's not a one-way street – selling Lottery products continues to be a profitable and customer-engaging part of our retail partners' business.

Since 1986, Missouri retailers have received more than $1.8 billion in sales commissions and incentives. In FY23, retailers received $104.8 million from Lottery sales.

The Missouri Lottery divides the state into four "regions," with each retailer residing in one of these regions. For FY23, the more than 4,697 Lottery retailers were distributed as below: (unaudited numbers)

St. Louis: 38.02% (1,786 retailers)
Kansas City: 24.87% (1,168 retailers)
Jefferson City: 19.09% (897 retailers)
Springfield: 18.01% (846 retailers)