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Lottery Gears Up for Ticket Sales at Raceway!

4/22/2009 8:34:12 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (April 22, 2009) – When the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 and the Southern 500® roar into Darlington Raceway May 8-9, race fans will enjoy watching another wheel spinning. The South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) prize wheel is poised to be an exciting highlight in a weekend full of fun!
The Lottery’s complete lineup of tickets will be on sale 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Friday, May 8 and 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. A $10 lottery purchase will allow players to spin the prize wheel for great promotional items including t-shirts, travel mugs, hats, beach towels, and a Caribbean cruise for two!
Stop by the lottery tent and check out some of SCEL’s newest instant games like Golden Tee Golf, Big League Baseball and Spicy 7’s.
Since the Lottery’s inception in 2002, the General Assembly has appropriated more than $2 billion for educational purposes through fiscal year 2009. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, more than 97 cents of every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery was returned to the state in the form of contributions to education, prizes, retailer commissions and payment to contractors for goods and services.

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