Lottery ad touts $1 billion raised

A new television ad produced by the state lottery highlights the money the lottery has raised for education programs.

The ad depicts what appears to be a birthday party. A narrator says:

Something exciting is happening in North Carolina. Something momentous. Something we couldn't have done without you. The N.C. Education Lottery has raised over 1 billion in three years, and that's definitely worth celebrating.

Dome gets a question on this at least once a month, so it's worth repeating where the money goes.

Proceeds — that is the money left over after overhead, the retailer's cut (7 percent) and prize payouts — goes to four specific educational priorities.

How the money breaks down after the jump.

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Totals in parenthesis reflect the amount raised in fiscal year 2008.

* More at Four ($84.2 million)

* Class size reduction ($90.4 million)

* School construction ($140 million)

* College scholarships ($35.1 million)

The lottery also reports the amount of money spent in each county. Mecklenburg County has received $61.2 million since the first ticket when on sale in March 2006. Wake County has received $41 million. Durham County has received $14.7 million and Orange County has received $7.8 million.