State: Lottery Is a Hit

Saturday, April 01, 2006 posted 10:25 AM EST

(03/31/06 -- RALEIGH) - State officials say North Carolina's new lottery is an instant winner - - and some lottery workers are hitting the jackpot.

More than $10 million in tickets were sold on the first day. The state paid out more than $1 million in prizes in the first 10 hours alone.

Lottery workers also came out big winners. Because the games started before an April 5 deadline, 162 lottery workers were awarded bonuses.

Lottery Director Tom Shaheen will get a $50,000 bonus on top of his $235,000 annual salary. His six top deputies will get $16,000 each. Nine other directors will get an average of $11,333, and 107 workers will get an average bonus of $1,438.

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