Where Does Lottery Money Go In New York State?

Most of us have played the lottery at some point in our lives. Whether we have bought a scratch-off ticket, Take 5, Powerball, or Mega Millions ticket, a piece of that money goes to the education system in New York State.

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The money is set to help out over 700 school districts across the state.

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Here are the top areas where the money went.

NEW YORK COUNTY - $1,070,470,430.17
SUFFOLK COUNTY - $359,484,595.79
ERIE COUNTY - $265,298,484.20
NASSAU COUNTY - $239,826,389.05
MONROE COUNTY - $235,033,470.70
WESTCHESTER COUNTY - $154,983,517.18
ONONDAGA COUNTY - $150,386,374.65
ORANGE COUNTY - $125,279,486.92

You can see all the counties that received money HERE.

The New York Lottery is the largest and most profitable lottery in North America and has been giving back to school districts in New York since 1967.

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Since 1967, The New York Lottery has given over $82 billion dollars to the education system in New York State.

The New York Lottery uses the same formula used by the state to distribute the funds to each school district. It takes into account both a school district's size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.

May has already been a good month for lottery players here in New York State. Since the start of the month, there have been 8 lottery players who have won $1 million dollars or more.

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