Lottery Proceeds

Where Your Lottery Dollar Goes

• .58¢ - Prizes Awarded to Winners $1.22 billion in FY '09
  
• .30¢ - Proceeds: Common School Fund (state aid to schools) and Specialty Tickets $625 Million and $5 Million. respectively in FY '09
  
• .07¢ - Retailer and Vendor Commissions and Bonuses $148 Million in FY '09
  
• .05¢ - Other Expenses: Including Operations (salaries, advertising, and telecommunications) $66.8 Million in FY '09

Lottery Sales Totaled $2.1 billion in FY '09. All FY '09 figures are estimates and subject to final audit.

Current Focus

Did You Know?

Elementary and Secondary Education Statewide totaled $24.59 billion in Fiscal Year '09:

14.5 Billion - Local Funding
$7.25 Billion - Other State Funding
$3.8 Billion - Federal Funding
$625 Millions - Lottery Profits

• The Illinois Lottery, with sales of $2.1 billion in Fiscal Year 2009, is the fourth largest revenue generator in the state, contributing more than $625 million annually to the State of Illinois.

• With operating expenses of less than 3 percent of sales, the Illinois Lottery is one of the most cost efficient and profitable lotteries in the world.

• When the Lottery began in 1974, proceeds were not earmarked for education. In 1985, a law was enacted to deposit all Lottery profits in the state’s Common School Fund (CSF), which helps finance K-12 public schools throughout Illinois.

• In addition to raising money for K-12 public education, the Lottery offers several "specialty" Instant games that benefit other worthy causes. In Fiscal Year '09 the Lottery raised over $5 million for Illinois veterans' support programs, breast cancer research and education, HIV/AIDS awareness and support Initiatives, and multiple sclerosis research.

• During Fiscal Year 2009, 40 players joined the list of Lottery millionaires, which registered 1,238 people at year’s end.

• As the Lottery enters its 36th year, it has contributed nearly $15 billion to the state.

  All FY '09 figures are estimated and subject to final audit.