Through 11 months of the fiscal year, the Kansas Lottery remains right in line with last year’s record-setting sales pace.
The state reported its May sales results earlier this week. After 11 months, Kansas sits at $313.2 million.
At this time a year ago, it had $313.4 million in sales. The year-over-year difference is just 0.05%.
That gap was a little bit larger coming into May, but last month saw Kansas generate $26.4 million in sales through lottery draw games, scratchers, and instants. May sales were 7.3% greater than the total from May 2023 ($24.6 million).
Last month’s spark gives the state a chance for another record-setting year in 2024.
Mega Millions, instants power Kansas Lottery numbers in May
May sales were heavily carried by Mega Millions and instants. Both saw significant increases from a year ago.
Here’s a look at last month’s numbers and how they compared to May 2023:
- Instants and pull tabs: $17.5 million, up 7.1%
- Powerball: $2.1 million, down 6.6%
- Mega Millions: $2.0 million, up 70.1%
- Super Kansas Cash: $1.4 million, up 12.1%
- Keno: $768,697, down 8.2%
- Pick 3: $701,008, down 4.3%
- Lucky 4 Life: $640,584, down 1.3%
- Racetrax: $639,523, down 7.8%
- Lotto America: $410,367, down 7.2%
- 2 by 2: $120,247, down 19.1%
Record fiscal year within reach in Kansas
Entering June, the final month of the fiscal year, Kansas is less than $200,000 behind FY23’s record sales pace.
Last year, the state recorded $338.2 million in total sales, which blew away the previous record. Prior to that, FY21 held the top mark with $326 million.
Here’s a look at what games have amassed for the year in Kansas and how they are trending compared to a year ago:
- Instants and pull tabs: $185.3 million, down 1.5%
- Powerball: $48.8 million, up 18.3%
- Mega Millions: $28.2 million, down 9%
- Super Kansas Cash: $10.1 million, up 13.5%
- Keno: $9.1 million, down 2.8%
- Pick 3: $7.6 million, down 3.2%
- Lucky 4 Life: $7.3 million, up 0.3%
- Racetrax: $7.2 million, up 0.6%
- Lotto America: $5.3 million, down 35.5%
- Raffle: $3 million, even
- 2 by 2: $1.4 million, down 2.7%
Regardless of what happens in June, Kansas is recording its fourth consecutive year with lottery sales eclipsing $300 million.
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Graphic from the Kansas Lottery
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