ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2023
our mission
Our mission at the Kentucky Lottery is clear – we fuel imagination and fund education for ALL Kentuckians. This is done through lottery proceeds funding college scholarship and grant programs with over $4.8 billion in funding since 1999, including every dime ever awarded in the popular KEES Scholarship program.
Mary R. Harville
President & CEO
Kentucky Lottery Corporation
a message from our president
Commonwealth of Kentucky
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Kentucky Lottery,
On behalf of all of Team Kentucky, I want to thank the entire Kentucky Lottery team, including the staff and network of over 3,400 retailers. Your hard work has made a difference once again, benefitting students in every county in the Commonwealth.
You shattered sales records to the tune of $1,840,997,000 in FY23. This is a 9.8% increase from the previous year, which equates to an additional $164.5 million in FY23.
The Lottery’s total cash transfers to the Commonwealth were $380.3 million. This is $19.5 million, or 5.4% more, than last year. These transfers are incredibly important for the college students who receive scholarships and grants from the sale of Kentucky Lottery tickets.
My administration will always put education first, and the Kentucky Lottery helps us do just that. For more than two decades now, these programs have worked to help keep our students here at home to attend college. It’s also helped Kentuckians return to school to get a degree in high-demand fields.
Lottery proceeds support programs to help non-traditional students receive degrees that will prepare them for the jobs of the future coming our way. Another program supported by the Lottery allows high school students to take college classes at no cost and complete the majority of their first semester before they ever step on campus. These programs are more valuable than ever for Kentuckians as they pursue their goals and dreams.
Thanks to everyone involved with the Kentucky Lottery for their commitment to keep fueling imagination and funding education.
Sincerely,
Andy Beshear, Governor
$380.3 M
$354.8 M
$360.8 M
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
saLES AND PROCEEDS ARE THE HIGHEST EVER!
- Record sales of $1.841 billion
- Record cash transfers to the state totaled $380.3 million
- Total transfers represent a 5.4% increase from previous year
- iLottery sets new record with $424.7 million in total sales
breaking records
$262.8 M
$272.7 M
$278.5 M
$248.6 M
FY 2017
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020
CASH TRANSFERS TO STATE
$1,840,997,000
total sales
$164.5 million increase from the previous year
Retail sales accounted for 77% of overall sales, including draw games and scratch-offs
iLOTTERY SALES GREW 69.5% YEAR OVER YEAR
RETAIL sales
iLOTTERY SALES
TOTAL
$424,715,000
SCRATCH-OFFS
iLOTTERY INSTANT PLAY
PICK 3
POWERBALL
KENO
MEGA MILLIONS
PICK 4
FAST PLAY
LUCKY FOR LIFE
CASH BALL
CASH POP
KENTUCKY 5
$1,416,282,000
$943.5 M
$394.0 M
$177.2 M
$87.9 M
$65.4 M
$65.0 M
$53.3 M
$17.1 M
$11.9 M
$11.3 M
$9.8 M
$4.6 M
THE BEST SALES
..................... $483.6 M
............. $168.9 M
........................ $23.9 M
QUARTER: Q3
MONTH: March
DAY: Oct. 20
WEEK ending: Nov. 5
... $48.6 M
SCRATCH-OFFS BEST
SCRAtCH-OFFs DAY: Oct. 20
SCRATCH-OFFs WEEK ending: Oct. 22
.... $32.5 M
................. $21.6 M
iLOTTERY INSTANT
PLAY RECORDS
YEAR: FY23
QUARTER: Q4
MONTH: May
DAY: May 1
WEEK ending: May 6
................... $394.0 M
............ $113.9 M
................ $39.9 M
....................... $1.9 M
.. $10.1 M
SCRATCH-OFFS
$17.1 M
$27.9 M
$58.0 M
$242.2 M
$214.7 M
$202.7 M
$102.6 M
$78.3 M
$1
$2
$3
$5
$10
$20
$30
$50
$943,456,000
SALES OF scratch-offS
fueling imagination
$
in college scholarships and grants
funding
education
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
FY23
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
BY COUNTY
Find your school to see scholarship awards
FY23
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
BY SCHOOL
Hover over a county to see data
SCHOOL
STUDENTS
MONEY AWARDED
President and CEO Mary Harville presenting checks at University of Louisville and University of Kentucky home football games.
Each check represents the total amount of Lottery proceeds sent to the schools since the Lottery was established.
RETAILERS
In FY23, retailers earned
selling Kentucky Lottery products
The Kentucky Lottery has a vast network of over 3,400 retailers across the Commonwealth.
From independent stores to large chains, retailers are key in helping to fuel imagination and fund education.
$84.4 MILLION
social media
1.5K · 386 comments · 30K views
213 likes
590 · 2.1K comments · 42 shares
big winners
mICHAEL ALLEN
ALEXANDRIA
$1 MILLION WINNER
MEGA MILLIONAIRE
“I took a picture of it three times because I was afraid it would go away!”
Allen was stunned to see the total of his winning scratch-off flash across the screen at a Speedway in Alexandria. He had asked the clerk to scan the ticket to save him some scratching.
Michael called his wife to share the news, who didn’t believe him. “He’s always joking around so I thought for sure it wasn’t true. But then he got home and showed me. I said, ‘Oh my God.’ I was so shocked, I couldn’t sleep.”
RICKIE MELTON
SYMSONIA
$2 MILLION WINNER
POWERBALL
Melton was sitting in the driveway of his Western Kentucky home, about to leave for breakfast on a Sunday morning, when he reached in the console of his truck and pulled out the Powerball tickets he’d bought at Walmart.
“I pulled up the winning numbers on my phone and started looking at my tickets. It was the last ticket I checked; I got really nervous about matching the fourth number,” Melton explained. “On the fifth number, I was so nervous I couldn’t leave the driveway and had to go back into the house.”
michael schlemmer
corbin
$1 MILLION WINNER
$1,000,000 LUCK
Schlemmer was out of gas and coasted into a Convenient Food Mart with $40. He split the money with half a tank of gas and a $20 scratch-off.
“I scratched it off and I looked at it and went back in the store. I showed the girls that sold it to me, and they about had a fit. The owners of the store were there, and they both started grinning.”
Schlemmer had revealed the automatic symbol to win the game’s top prize. “Until I get the check in my hand, I don’t believe it,” he said.
in the news
Kentucky Woman Wins $175k scratch-off prize in office gift exchange
Lori Janes of Louisville initially went for a gift card during her office’s ‘White Elephant’ gift exchange but had it ‘stolen’ by one of her co-workers. She ended up with a bundle of Kentucky Lottery tickets. It was a Christmas she won’t soon forget.
Man runs out of gas, but wins
$1 million on scratch-off ticket
Michael Schlemmer of Corbin, Ky. rolled into his local gas station with his truck barely running on fumes. He had $40 and spent half on gas and half on a Kentucky Lottery scratch-off. He ended up with a $1 million winning ticket.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS
“After I graduate, I plan to work in some area in the broadcasting field.”
Jaden DeFreeze
Freshman
Western Kentucky University
Broadcasting Major
“The lottery has allowed me to take classes specific to my major without worrying about the individual fees that come along with them.”
Lea Clark
Sophomore
Bellarmine University
Music Technology Major
“I was able to focus more on my studies and not fully rely on my part-time position to pay for tuition.”
Nancy Ngo
Graduate Student
University of Louisville
Law Major
:
KLCARES
EMPLOYEE GIVING
The Kentucky Lottery gives back to our community not only through funding scholarships and grants, but also through the charitable activities of our employees. Lottery employees use drives, donations, and volunteer work for local organizations to help with disaster relief, animal shelters, schools, United Way, Fund for the Arts, and more. Supporting our community is centrical to our social responsibility program!
KLCares provides giving opportunities to several non-profit organizations within the community. Some of the organizations benefiting include
The Healing Place, Byck Elementary, and local animal shelters.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Kentucky Lottery is a founding member of the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling (KYCPG). Managed in conjunction with the KYCPG, the Kentucky Lottery is the proud sponsor and pays for the text and chat features of the 24/7, 1-800-GAMBLER hotline. This resource is staffed by trained professionals who can offer guidance, information and referrals to treatment programs.
GOING GREEN!
This year’s Annual Report is all digital, for the first time!
We are saving
over 80,000
sheets of paper!
DIVERSITY
EQUITY
INCLUSION
The Kentucky Lottery knows Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than just holidays, programs, and policies. The KLC understands diverse teams achieve great results, but that can only happen if they coexist in an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable and safe to express themselves.
All KLC staff receives regular Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training to further the commitment of creating an inclusive workplace. This training helps employees gain a deeper understanding of DE&I, and gain tools and knowledge necessary to grow as individuals and as a team. The Kentucky Lottery is dedicated to promoting a positive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion every day.
DE&I VISION
to have a high-performing workforce which demonstrates respect, embraces differences, and fosters a feeling of belonging. We leverage our internal diversity to provide products to meet the needs of our customers and communities.
DE&I MISSION
To build a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is valued.
We're all winners when we embrace our differences.
For the third-straight year, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation was named one of the
by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management.
BEST PLACES TO WORK IN KENTUCKY
BEST PLACES TO WORK IN 2023
kentucky lottery corporation
executive staff
Mary R. Harville
President &
Chief Executive Officer
Maggie Garrison
Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Pete Ramsey
Vice President of Corporate Accounts & Business Development
Steve Wandel
Director of Enterprise Technology
Margaret Gibbs
Executive Vice President &
Chief Operations Officer
Edie Frakes
Vice President of Marketing & Chief Brand Officer
Michele Sullivan
Vice President of Human Resources
Ernest Ward
Director of Program & Portfolio Management
Howard B. Kline
Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Rick Kelley
Vice President of Operations
Pete Bard
Director of Operations & Facilities
Darrell Wilson
Director of Purchasing
T.H. Morris
Vice President &
Chief Technology Officer
Greg Baird
Vice President of Security
Terry Boyer
Director of Technical Services
Greg Wood
Director of Market Research Strategies
Amy Drooker
Vice President &
Chief Revenue Officer
Shannon Loyd
Vice President of Information Security
Lisa Murphy
Director of State Sales
Rhonda Zimmerman
Director of Scratch Games
Jennifer Luhrs
Vice President & General Counsel
Ingram Quick
Vice President of Internal Audit
Ram Thilakaramanujam
Director of Technology - Corporate Solutions & Quality
board of directors
Mark F. Sommer
Chair
Dr. Tom Abell
Vice-chair
Allison Ball
Kentucky State Treasurer
John Stovall
Director
David Figg
Director
Jack Porter
Director
Cammie Grant
Director
Mark Kleiner
Director
hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HEADQUARTERS
social
Report written and produced by
Travis Ragsdale - Director of Communications
Stuart Hammer - Content Strategist