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Georgia Lottery: By the numbers
Money for Education
The Georgia Lottery remains one of the most successful in nation. Money provided for education programs, including the HOPE scholarship, has increased 17 out of 19 years. Proceeds are projected to increase for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30.
| Fiscal Year | Net sales | Totals prizes | Proceeds to education |
| 2012 | $3.6 billion | $2.3 billion | $901 million |
| 2011 | $3.3 billion | $2.1 billion | $846 million |
| 2010 | $3.4 billion | $2.1 billion | $884 million |
| 2009 | $3.4 billion | $2.1 billion | $872 million |
| 2008 | $3.3 billion | $2 billion | $868 million |
| 2007 | $3.2 billion | $2 billion | $854 million |
| 2006 | $3 billion | $1.8 billion | $822 million |
| 2005 | $2.7 billion | $1.6 billion | $802 million |
| 2004 | $2.5 billion | $1.5 billion | $783 million |
| 2003 | $2.5 billion | $1.4 billion | $752 million |
| 2002 | $2.3 billion | $1.3 billion | $726 million |
| 2001 | $2.1 billion | $1.1 billion | $692 million |
| 2000 | $2.2 billion | $1.3 billion | $684 million |
| 1999 | $1.9 billion | $1.1 billion | $647 million |
| 1998 | $1.7 billion | $902 million | $555 million |
| 1997 | $1.7 billion | $857 million | $581 million |
| 1996 | $1.5 billion | $789 million | $543 million |
| 1995 | $1.4 billion | $694 million | $500 million |
| 1994 | $1.1 billion | $550 million | $363 million |
Source: Georgia Lottery.
NOTE: Figures are rounded.
Lottery in metro Atlanta
The Georgia Lottery was created to support education programs, mainly pre-k and the HOPE Scholarship. A percentage of lottery ticket sales go to prizes. Here is a look at how four metro Atlanta counties have fared since the lottery started 20 years ago:
| County | Lottery sales | Prizes paid | Education payout | No. of HOPE students | No of pre-K students |
| Cobb | $2.3 billion | $1.1 billion | $881 million | 103,671 | 64,083 |
| DeKalb | $3.7 billion | $1.9 billion | $698 million | 73,306 | 79,075 |
| Fulton | $5.2 billion | $4.1 billion | $998 million | 96,243 | 94,836 |
| Gwinnett | $2.2 billion | $1.1 billion | $1.1 billion | 94,108 | 100,745 |
Source: Georgia Lottery, fiscal years 1994 through 2012.
NOTE: Figures are rounded.
