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Bolstered by a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot run, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue in January surged from $47.2 million over a year ago to $56.1 million.
Halfway through the current fiscal year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue reached $303 million -- an increase of $13 million -- over the same period in the previous fiscal year with the help of large jackpots.
A $2 billion Powerball jackpot fueled the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's fortunes in November.
With a boost from a rising Powerball jackpot, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue in October hit $49 million, up $2.8 million compared with the same month a year ago.
With inflation continuing to influence lottery players' pocketbooks, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue in September slipped from $46.8 million a year ago to $43 million as the amount raised for college scholarships dropped from $9.1 million a year ago to $7.9 million.