Tennessee Lottery one of the strongest in U.S. history

Proceeds of the Tennessee Lottery, which are now expected to bring in $900 million a year for the state, are said to go partially towards funding college scholarships and more.

Tennesseans and traveling lottery fans anxiously waiting to play the Tennessee Lottery tried their luck in a RECORD BREAKING way as the first lottery tickets went on sale January 20, 2004. Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Paul reported that first-day ticket sales totaled $10.8 million making Tennessee’s startup one of the strongest in U.S. lottery history.

Legal gambling is now here and if you’re feeling lucky then their are currently four different types of scratch-off lottery games to choose from with award prizes up to $1 million…

Proceeds of the Tennessee Lottery, which are now expected to bring in $900 million a year for the state, are said to go partially towards funding college scholarships and more. First day ticket sales have already raised more than $3 million for education programs.

Ranked 16th in the U.S. with a population reaching around 6 million people with Memphis’ near 1 million making it Tennessee’s largest city, Tennessee is now over 200 years old (admitted 1796) and this has people saying “It’s About Time!”