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Advertisements		Release Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009 Actual Posted Date: Friday, April 24, 2009 North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Raleigh, NC NCEL - Lottery Makes Transfer of Over $114 Million! -Largest Transfer Ever-
		RALEIGH - Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) made its largest transfer ever to the state! The NCEL transferred over $114 million for sales in its third quarter, which is January through March. This transfer brings the tally to date to more than $1.032 billion in just three years. The NCEL started sales on March 30, 2006. â€œEveryone here at the lottery is extremely pleased that in three years we have been able to make such a substantial contribution to the state,â€ said Tom Shaheen, NCEL executive director. â€œOur daily mission at the lottery is to maximize sales and raise as much money as we possibly can for North Carolina. We appreciate the support of players and lottery retailers throughout the state who help us with that mission.â€ The NCEL made the electronic transfer to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) this morning. For detailed information on where the money has gone so far, the NCELâ€™s 2007-08 beneficiary brochure is available online CLICK HERE FOR 07 and CLICK HERE FOR 08. The brochure includes county-by-county totals for each of the four programs. The data is through June 30, 2008 and does not include todayâ€™s transfer. A brochure with data for the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year will be available after the close of the fiscal year. Since inception (March 30, 2006) through March 31, 2009, the NCEL has surpassed $3.1 billion total gross sales. Over 95 cents of every dollar is returned to North Carolina in the form of beneficiary programs, prizes and retailer commissions. Click Here to Return to News Scroller For More â€œPOWERBALL INFOâ€ INFO CLICK HERE Visit The NCLottery.com News Briefs Archieve List by clicking here! NCLottery.com updates our "List of NCEL Major Prize Winners" database as often as new winner information is made available. Please visit this list by CLICKING HERE! NCLottery.com is Not Affiliated with the NCEL.