$24,395,553.50.
That’s how much money was spent on lottery sales in Columbus County in the last financial year, between July 2021 and June 2022.
Within the lottery’s 16-year history, $63,271,998 has come back to the county, according to Jonathan LaRowe, public information officer for the N.C. Education Lottery.
LaRowe said there

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