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The South Carolina Education Lottery recorded it's second-highest revenue intake ever during this past fiscal year by raking in a whopping $1.047 billion in ticket sales.

A lottery spokesman attributes the numbers to the fact they "listened to our customers and provided a wide range of options." In addition, the S.C. Education Lottery operated with the lowest expenses since the year it was launched, back in 2002, totaling $37.9 million.

The Charleston Regional Business Journal has a post with addition highlights for the year; read them here.