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Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation

Headquarters: Plaza Tower
Metrocentre, 200 Athens Way
Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37228
Postal/Postboks Address: P.O. Box 23470, Nashville, TN 37202
Internet: http://www.tnlottery.com/
E-mail Address:  
Phone: (615) 324-6500
Fax: (615) 324-6537
Population: 6,296,254
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
President & CEO: Rebecca Paul Hargrove
Year Lottery Founded: Legislation creating the lottery corporation was signed into law by the Governor on June 11. Lottery tickets are expected to go on sale in early 2004.
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
Sales FY 2007:
Sales FY 2008:
Sales FY 2009:
N/A
N/A
$844.32 Million
$996.28 Million
$1,058.00 Million
$1,065.00 Million
$1,015.00 Million
Number of Employees: 169
On-line Vendor: GTECH
On-line Vendor Contract: GTECH - Renewed contract for an additional 4 years, commencing in April 2011.
Internet Gaming System: N/A
Retailers: 4,700
Instant Ticket Vendor: Scientific Games
Instant Ticket Vendor Contract: Scientific Games - amendment commences in April 2011 and lengthens the current contract to 2015
ITVMs: N/A
Games Offered:

Other Activities:
Instants, Powerball,Cash 3, Cash 4, Pick 5, Mega Millions.
Beneficiaries: Education
Jurisdiction: State of Tennessee.


Lottery Financials

Download the 2009 Annual report for the Tennessee Lottery - CLICK HERE


Background Information

Lots of people win with the Tennessee Lottery ... especially students and families throughout the state. Beginning in 2004, Lottery-funded scholarships and grants became available to Tennessee students attending public or private colleges or universities across the state.
All scholarships and grants are administered by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, using funds deposited into an education account by the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation. For more information about Lottery scholarships and grants please visit www.tn.gov/collegepays or call (615) 741-1346.
Lottery revenues also benefit pre-kindergarten and after-school programs. Information about funds for after-school programs may be obtained by visiting http://tennessee.gov/education/learningsupport/afterschool/index.shtml or calling 615-253-6037. Pre-K information may be obtained by contacting the State Office of Early Learning at 615-253-3182 or at http://www.tennessee.gov/education/prek/.


Lottery News 2010

New Website Spotlights Lottery-Funded Education Programs
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 17, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery launched a new website today designed to spotlight the programs funded from the $1.77 billion raised since ticket sales began in January 2004.......Subscribers

Titans Lottery Ticket Kicks Off Football Season
New game offers chance to win $100,000, luxury suite at LP Field for 2011-12 Season and more!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 3. 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is getting a jump-start to football season with today’s launch of “Tennessee Titans,” an instant ticket game that offers a variety of prizes........Subscribers

Tennessee Education Lottery Generates Record Return For Education
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (July 15, 2010) - Education in Tennessee received a boost today with the announcement of a record fiscal year for the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, which will result in a transfer to the state of $288.87 million........Subscribers

The Nature Boy Ric Flair Stars in Tennessee Lottery Mega Millions Ad
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (June 23, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is using pro wrestler Ric Flair and his signature scream "woooooo" to promote the Mega Millions game..........Subscribers

More Than 5,700 TN Players Multiply Wins By 10!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (June 13, 2010) - Saturday night's POWERBALL drawing included the selection of a "10" as the Power Play multiplier, which means more than 5,700 Tennessee Lottery Powerball players multiply their wins by 10!............Subscribers

Twenty Win Over $1.1 Million With Non-Winning Instant Tickets!
Play It Again! Drawing Gives Players a Second Chance To Win
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 21, 2010) - The second time’s the charm for twenty (20) players who entered non-winning instant tickets into the Tennessee Lottery’s Play It Again! program and won a total of more than $1.1 million in this week’s drawing................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Returms To Conducting Its Own Drawings
Nashville Claim Office Remains Closed
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 5, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery will return to conducting its own drawings beginning with the midday Cash 3 and Cash 4 drawings today. Due to flooding in the city, the Nashville Claim Office remains closed and phone service remains unavailable until further notice...................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Will Use Other Lottery's Numbers For Drawings
Headquarters Closed Due to Flooding
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 3, 2010) - Due to weather conditions, the Tennessee Lottery's Nashville headquarters office is closed. Per its Disaster Recover Plan, for Monday, May 3, the Lottery will use the numbers drawn by other lotteries on the following schedule:.................Subscribers

Next Play It Again! Drawing to Award Over $1.1 Million in Cash Prizes
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (April 21, 2010) -Tennessee Lottery players have until 11:59 p.m. CT on Monday, May 17 to enter the next Play it Again! drawing, which will award more than $1.1 million in cash................Subscribers

Lt. Governor Ramsey Names Woodson Co-Chairman of Lottery Stabilization Task Force
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (March 30, 2010) - Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey named Speaker Pro Tempore Jamie Woodson co-chairman of the recently announced Lottery Stabilization Task Force on Tuesday.....................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Chief Financial Officer Address’s State Funding Board
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 19, 2010) - Andy Davis, chief financial officer for the Tennessee Lottery, in a meeting Friday addressed the State Funding Board....................Subscribers

Gubernatorial Candidate Calls for Cut in Commission Paid to Lottery Ticket Vendors to Fund Pre-K
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 10, 2010) - It was reported Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons on Wednesday proposed to fund pre-kindergarten expansion by cutting the amount of money the state lottery pays to large ticket vendors........................Subscribers

New Games Send Lottery Sales Soaring
TENNESSEE (February 12, 2010) -- Tennessee Lottery officials say sales are surging because of two new games.................Subscribers

Lottery Sales For The Week Soar To Over $30.8 Million
Addition of Mega Millions, Millionaire Jumbo Bucks boost excitement
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (February 9, 2010) - Two new games from the Tennessee Lottery have helped boost sales during the past week to the third highest level since ticket sales began over six years ago. Total sales for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 6 exceeded $30.8 million....................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Celebrates 6th Anniversary with New Total of $1.6 Billion Raised For Education
7th year to Bring “Mega Millions” on January 31
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  (January 20, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is celebrating its sixth anniversary today with the announcement of a new grand total of $1.6 billion raised for education programs in the state, as well as finalizing the launch date of “Mega Millions,” which will begin on January 31...................Subscribers

Lottery News 2009

Lottery Kicks Off 2010 With New Ticket/Cash Combo Prizes!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 5, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is kicking off 2010 with the launch of “Fast 5’s,” the first instant game to offer cash prizes and free tickets for a different Lottery game. Not only do players have the chance to win up to $25,000 in cash, but they can win a PICK 5 Quick Pick ticket for the next available PICK 5 drawing and cash..................Subscribers

Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the Years Ended June 30, 2009, and June 30, 2008
For the Third Straight Year, State Lottery Achieved Gross Sales of Over $1 Billion
Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Highlights
The Tennessee Education Lottery closed out the fiscal year 2009 with a total return for education of $280.2 million, generating $265.5 million for the Lottery for Education Account and $14.7 million for the After-School Programs special account....................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Brings In $280.2 Million For Education
Tennessee (December 21, 2009) -- The Tennessee Education Lottery closed out the fiscal year 2009 with a total return for education of $280.2 million, generating $265.5 million for the Lottery for Education Account and $14.7 million for the After-School Programs special account, according to an audit by the comptroller’s office.......................Subscribers

Discount Chain Store Looking at Sale of Lottery Tickets
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (November 27, 2009) – According to local media reports Dollar General is testing the sale of scratch-off games, Powerball tickets and other lottery games at 37 stores in Tennessee....................Subscribers

Mega Millions Means Mega Bucks For Education in Tennessee
KNOXSVILLE, Tennessee (November 3, 2009) - On Monday, The Tennessee Education Lottery Board of Directors approved adding the Mega Millions-jackpot game......................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Offers 2-For-1 Tickets
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (November 2, 2009) – According to a local media source the Tennessee Lottery is giving away a free ticket to players every day this month. Depending on the week, players must buy a $5 ticket for Powerball, Lotto Plus or Pick 5 to receive one free Quick Pick ticket for Cash 3 or Cash 4..................Subscribers

Tennessee To Add Mega Millions to Lottery Lineup
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (November 2, 2009) - The state lottery board voted unanimously today to bring a second lottery to Tennessee. The state will now add Mega Millions to its lineup of games..................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Board to Vote on Adding Mega Millions
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (October 27, 2009) – According to local media reports the Tennessee Lottery Board will vote next Monday on a plan to add the Mega Millions game to its product portfolio........................Subscribers

Lottery Brings Monopoly To Life Like Never Before!
New instant-ticket game offers a chance to play Virtual Monopoly Bonus game for fun and the opportunity to win more prizes!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (October 6, 2009) - The Tennessee Lottery brings the phenomenally popular game of Monopoly to life like never before with its newest instant-ticket game, available this week at retailers throughout the state. Not only can players scratch for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $100,000, but they have the chance to play the game virtually online for more chances to win additional prizes..................Subscribers

See 20 Years of Titans Games With One Ticket
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 31, 2009) -- The Tennessee Lottery has partnered with the Tennessee Titans to kick off the football season with a game that offers a variety of prizes including the chance to win Titans Club season tickets for 20 years, and cash prizes of up to $100,000.................Subscribers

Lottery Sales Up, Profits Down
Money Used To Fund Scholarships Down By $6M
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 17, 2009) - Sales are up but profits are down, meaning less money for scholarships. The hope is that this week's $245 million jackpot, combined with some new ideas, will help to create new revenue...................Subscribers

Titans Lottery Ticket Will Kick Off Football Season
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  (July 31, 2009) - The Tennessee Lottery has partnered with the Tennessee Titans to kick off the football season with a game that offers a variety of prizes including the chance to win Titans Club season tickets for 20 years...................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery CEO Named Chair of Powerball Group
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (July 10, 2009) -- Rebecca Hargrove, president and chief executive of the Tennessee Education Lottery, has been named chair of the Powerball Group of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL)..................Subscribers

Lottery Officials Projecting A Slightly Lower Return To Education for FY09 Than the Previous Year
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (June 19, 2009) -- For the first time in the Tennessee Education Lottery's five-year existence, lottery officials are projecting a slightly lower return to education for FY09 than the previous year.........................Subscribers

Lottery Cap Proposal Criticized
Cap to Limit Winnings to Those on Government Aid
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (April 9, 2009) -- Knoxville State Representative Stacey Campfield is proposing a bill that would put a $600 cap on the lottery winnings of those who receive state or federal assistance..................Subscribers

Proposed Bill Would Cap Lottery Winnings for Welfare Recipients
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (April 4, 2009) - State lawmakers have a number of proposals before them during this session, including capping lottery winnings for welfare recipients...............Subscribers

Lottomatica Subsidiary GTECH Signs Amendment With The Tennessee Lottery To Extend Online Contract For Four Years
ROME, (ITALY) - PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (March 4, 2009) – Lottomatica subsidiary GTECH Corporation announced that it has signed a contract amendment with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (“Tennessee Lottery”) to continue providing online lottery technology, as well as new self-service products and related services, for an additional four years..................Subscribers

February Lottery Sales Set New Record “Tennessee Millionaires Club” Helps Shatter Previous Record
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 2, 2009) -- February may be the shortest month of the year, but Tennessee Lottery sales during its 28 days have set a record that surpasses every other month since its inception more than five years ago.................Subscribers

Scientific Games Signs Amendment to Extend Tennessee Lottery Contract For Four Years
NEW YORK, USA (February 27, 2009) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has signed an amendment to extend its current contract as the primary vendor to supply instant tickets and related services including warehousing and distribution to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation for an additional four years. The amendment commences in April 2011 and lengthens the current contract to 2015. Revenue to Scientific Games is estimated at approximately $9 million per year...............Subscribers

New Game Has Highest Prize Payout Percentage in TN Lottery History
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (February 2, 2009) -- Introducing “Tennessee Millionaires Club,” a new instant-ticket game from the Tennessee Lottery with the highest prize payout percentage of any game in its five-year history...................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Turning Five
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (January 19, 2008) -- The Tennessee Lottery has generated more than $1.3 billion for education programs since its inception five years ago, and officials are hoping that number will continue to grow despite a tight economy................Subscribers

Tough Economy Not Affecting Scratch-Off Sales
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 11, 2008) -- More than half of all states with lotteries have reported rising sales over the past six months The Census Bureau reported recently. According to Scientific Games the increase is being driven by.....................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates 5th Anniversary With New Games, More Prizes
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 2, 2009) -- The Tennessee Lottery is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month with a variety of new ways for players to have fun, win prizes................Subscribers

Lottery News 2008

Tennessee Lottery President Says Too Early To Tell How Lottery Will Fare In Recession
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, USA (December 4, 2008) -- Tennessee Lottery President and CEO, Rebecca Paul Hargrove, is reported as saying in Chattanooga on Thursday that it is too early to tell how the economic downturn will affect the state lottery..................Subscribers

Gas Prices Help Fuel Instant Lottery Sales
TENNESSEE, USA (December 2, 2008) -- Sales of instant-winner lottery tickets are up by eight million compared to the same time last year according to Tennessee Lottery officials...................Subscribers

State Lottery Sees Slowdown in Growth, Powerball Blamed for Lower Lottery Sales
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (November 18, 2008) - Tennessee officials are hedging their bets on Powerball to lift the State Lottery out of a slight sales slump that could hurt revenue projections for education..............Subscribers

Lottery Staff Promised Bonus, but Senator Says Lottery Board Should Look Closely at the Timing of These Incentives
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (November 4, 2008) – According to local media reports back in April, a little more than 100 Tennessee Lottery staff were promised a bonus. However.............Subscribers

Governor Names Appointment to Lottery Board
TENNESSEE (September 10, 2008) -- Governor Phil Bredesen today named Keith B. Simmons of Nashville to the Tennessee Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.
SOURCE: Tennessee Govt.

Education Is Lottery’s Biggest Winner! Lottery Announces Another Record Year
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (July 16, 2008) - The Tennessee Education Lottery has closed out its fiscal year with a record total return for education of $286.1 million. This brings the total raised since inception to over................Subscribers

Powerball Ticket Date Causes Confusion
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 9, 2008) -- It has been reported that an untold number of people may have thrown away winning Powerball tickets after being told they were not valid....................Subscribers

Lottery Sales Have "Flattened Out"
TENNESSEE, USA (May 6, 2008) -- Things like high gas and food prices may be lowering Tennessee Lottery sales...............Subscribers

Proposal To Require Manual Lottery Drawings Withdrawn
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 29, 2008) -- A proposal to require the state lottery to abandon computerized drawings has reportedly been withdrawn for the year.................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Drawings Keep Coming Up Sevens
TENNESSEE, USA (April 8, 2008) -- Seven was a lucky number for Tennessee lottery players last week. For three consecutive days, the winning ticket in the Cash 3 drawing was some combination of two sevens and a zero................Subscribers

Lottery Draws Players Across State Lines
TENNESSEE, USA (April 5, 2008) – Alabama's neighboring states of Georgia, Tennessee and Florida all have lotteries. And, according to a local media report 14 of Tennessee's 50 best-selling stores are on the Georgia and Alabama borders...............Subscribers

“$50 Million Cash Spectacular” Offers Chance To Win $500,000 Instantly!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 1, 2008) - The Tennessee Lottery is offering a chance to win $500,000 in an instant with its newest game, “$50 Million Cash Spectacular.” Not only does the instant-ticket game offer prizes up to one-half million dollars, but the game contains over $50 million in cash prizes overall.................Subscribers

Manual Lottery Drawings Bill Advances In House
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 2, 2008) -- A House panel has narrowly advanced a proposal to require the state lottery to abandon computerized drawings for its games..........Subscribers

Discussion - Lottery Could be Forced to Drop Computer Draws
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (March 26, 2008) -- Channel 4 News claimed today that it has learned there is new discussion on Capitol Hill about the possibility of the state lottery going back to using ping-pong balls to select the Cash 3 and Cash 4 winners.............Subscribers

Lottery Launches Tennessee’s Own Million-Dollar Lotto Game!
Lotto Plus” launches Sunday; Lotto 5 gets a new name and another way to win
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (March 07, 2008) -- “Lotto Plus” is the newest game from the Tennessee Lottery, bringing the state its own lotto game with jackpots starting at $1 million................Subscribers

Lottery Examines Machines After Same Digits Drawn
TENNESSEE, USA (March 5, 2008) -- Lottery officials double-checked equipment after the same four digits were drawn – in different sequences – in three separate drawings on Monday and Tuesday, but found that its computers and software were operating smoothly.............Subscribers

Lottery Profits Show Continued Growth
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (January 18, 2008) -- This week’s close to the first six months of the Tennessee Lottery’s 2007-08 fiscal year brings total education profits 6.5 percent higher than for the same period during the previous fiscal year.................Subscribers

Governor Wants to Distribute Lottery Reserves
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 12, 2008) – Governor Phil Bredesen is reported by the local media as saying the Tennessee Lottery's huge cash reserves need to be distributed.................Subscribers

Legislature May Force Lottery to Return to Using Numbered Balls to Select Winners
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 11, 2008) – Two Senators, including the House’s minority leader, have filed bills to require the state lottery to use numbered balls, not computers, to draw winning numbers.................Subscribers

Lottery Starts New Year With Countdown Glitch
TENNESSEE (January 2, 2008) – The Tennessee Lottery’s Web site clock, which is supposed to show the number of days until the January 22 grand prize drawing for the “Million $ Madness” game, began showing the wrong number of days as the new year dawned............Subscribers

Lottery News 2007

Retailers Need More Incentive To Sell Lottery Products
TENNESSEE, USA (December 26, 2007) -- When the state legislature created the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, the goal was to assist in allowing Tennessee's best and brightest students to attend our very own state's universities and colleges..........Subscribers

Proposed Legislation Would Increase Lottery Agents’ Commission
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (December 11, 2007) -- A state lawmaker is pushing for legislation to give retailers more money for selling lottery tickets. He would also like to see a requirement for balls be used in lottery drawings..........Subscribers

Automated Drawings 'Maximize Net Lottery Proceeds'
TENNESSEE (November 25, 2007) -- Why did the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. (TEL) change from ball drawings to automated drawings? The answer to this important and appropriate question is simple.......Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Players are a Shrewd Lot
TENNESSEE, USA (October 28, 2007) -- During the period when a "glitch" in a new computerized system of selecting winning lottery numbers prevented duplicating combinations such as 1-1-2 or 3-3-3-3 from being drawn............Subscribers

Lottery Chief Defends System Switch, Says It Saves Money
TENNESSEE, USA (October 29, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery Board decided today to continue using a computer system to pick numbers in the Cash 3 and Cash 4 games...............Subscribers

Lottery Auditors Clear Cash 3 and Cash 4 Computers
TENNESSEE, USA (October 29, 2007) -- An auditor hired by the Tennessee Education Lottery board said today he had not found anything to suggest the Cash 3 and Cash 4 computers aren’t working properly...............Subscribers

Lottery Raises $1 Billion For Education! Strong Sales Continue, Pushing Proceeds For Education Across Major Milestone
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (October 24, 2007) -- Continued strong sales pushed Tennessee Lottery proceeds for education to over $1 billion this week.............Subscribers

Lottery’s Quarterly Transfer Higher Than Same Period Last Year
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (October 12, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery’s transfer of more than $67.7 million to the state’s Lottery for Education Account brings the total amount raised for education to over $987 million.............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.4

Legislation Would Stop Computerized Lottery Drawings
TENNESSEE, USA (October 8, 2007) -- House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower (http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/house/members/h3.htm) is reported to have announced on Monday that he will file legislation in the next session ..................Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Offers "Deal-Or-No-Deal" Game
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (September 25, 2007) -- One of 26 Grand Prize finalists will walk away $100,000 richer on Friday as the Tennessee Lottery wraps up its initial version of the instant ticket game, “Deal or No Deal.” ..........Subscribers

Mishaps Have No Measurable Impact on Lottery Sales
TENNESSEE (September 23, 2007) -- Three recent mishaps for the Tennessee Lottery have not hurt ticket sales, local news sources reported lottery president and CEO Rebecca Hargrove as saying today.......Subscribers

Lottery Oversight Committee to Meet in November
TENNESSEE (September 19, 2007) -- Democratic Leader Sen. Jim Kyle released the following statement on Wednesday after the announcement that the Lottery Oversight Committee will meet in November to examine recent missteps in the operation of the Tennessee Education Lottery.........Subscribers

Lottery Picks Accountant to Audit Drawing Software
TENNESSEE (September 19, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery has hired an accounting firm to perform an audit of the software and hardware used for the automated lottery drawings,...........Subscribers

Third Strike Hits State Lottery
TENNESSEE, USA (September 18, 2007) -- According to a published report the Tennessee Lottery broadcast the wrong winning numbers on Monday for its Cash 3 and Cash 4 midday drawings..........Subscribers

Lottery Clarifies Ticket Issue; Has Not Issued Refund Offer For Valid Tickets
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (September 14, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery is not offering refunds for Powerball tickets purchased last week. The Lottery regrets any confusion or inconvenience..........Subscribers

Tennessee Lottery Offers Refunds After Misprinting Jackpot Figure
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (September 13, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery will give refunds to lottery players after some lottery tickets showed an incorrect Powerball jackpot...............Subscribers

Lottery Will Hire Outside Consultant to Conduct Audit
NASHVILLE (September 1, 2007) – The Tennessee Lottery is looking for an outside consultant to investigate a computer error that.............Subscribers

Same Numbers Drawn in Both Midday and Evening Drawings
TENNESSEE, USA (September 1, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery’s Cash 3 game had the exact same winning number in both the midday and evening drawings...........Subscribers

Lottery is Committed to Accountability
Statement by President and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, and Chairman of the Board of Directors

TENNESSEE, USA (September 2, 2007) -- When Tennessee voters called for the creation of a state lottery in November 2002, two things were on most people's minds...........Subscribers

Audit Chairman Wants to Probe Deeper Into Lottery Software Glitch
TENNESSEE, USA (August 28, 2007) – The Tennessee Lottery Board's audit chairman has written to lottery director Rebecca Paul Hargrove asking..............Subscribers

Lottery Customers Expecting a Bonus Get a Surprise
TENNESSEE, USA (August 25, 2007) – To make up for a computer glitch in the Cash 3 and Cash 4 drawings last week the Tennessee Lottery told customers who still had their losing tickets they could get a double refund..............Subscribers

Governor Urges Confidence in Lottery, Despite Glitch
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (August 21, 2007) -- Governor Phil Bredesen on Wednesday expressed regret about problems with Tennessee Lottery drawings but said he expects............Subscribers

Lottery’s Cash 3, Cash 4 Drawings Rectified
TENNESSEE, USA (August 21, 2007) -- A programming issue that impacted the last three weeks of Cash 3 and Cash 4 drawings was discovered yesterday and attributed to a human error made by an outside, third party vendor, the Tennessee Lottery announced........Subscribers

Not Every Ones Happy with the Switch from Numbered Balls
TENNESSEE, USA (August 8, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery began using computers to generate random winning numbers on July 28 for all of its lottery games, including Cash 3, Cash 4 and Lotto 5....Subscribers

Lottery Announces Another Record Fiscal Year And A Hint Of What’s To Come
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (July 16, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery has had another record fiscal year, with a return of...Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.4

Environment Not The Only Winner With ‘Play It Again’ Promotion!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (July 12, 2007) -- Twelve Tennesseans ‘Played it Again’ and won in the Tennessee Lottery’s inaugural “Play it Again!” second-chance drawing held earlier this week.......Subscribers

Governor Names New Lottery Board Member
TENNESSEE, USA (June 28, 2007) -- Governor Bredesen announced on Thursday that he has appointed Lowell Perry to serve on the board of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation......Subscribers

Four winners Announced in Lottery's First-Ever Million $ Madness Drawing
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (May 15, 2007) – Four winning million-dollar Tennessee Lottery tickets were were announced Monday evening in the lottery's first-ever Million $ Madness drawing.........Subscribers

Senate Panel Advances Proposal To Limit Lottery Games
TENNESSEE, USA (May 1, 2007) -- The Senate State and Local Government Committee has voted 5-1 to prohibit the state lottery from launching new games that have more than four drawings a day............Subscribers

$842.6 Million Generated For Education Latest Lottery Transfer Second-Highest Since Inception
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 16, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery’s transfer of $78.7 million to the state’s Lottery for Education Account today is the second-highest on record, pushing the amount raised for education to over $842.6 million...........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.4

Lottery Ticket Sales Surpass $3 Billion; Lottery Announce Several New Developments
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (March 9, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery announced today that gross ticket sales have surpassed $3 billion...........Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates Three Years, Offers Best Chance Yet To Win $1 Million
Sales During Third Year Top $1 Billion; Total Raised For Education More Than $763 Million!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (January 22, 2007) -- The Tennessee Education Lottery marked its third anniversary today with a financial transfer that brings the total raised for education to more than $763 million............Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.5

Lottery on a Roll, Announces Launch of New Game
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (January 22, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery sold more than $1 billion in tickets in its third full year of existence............Subscribers

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