The New Jersey Lottery today announced that it had a record-breaking week for instant-ticket sales at the end of 2006. Lottery officials said $28,563,561 worth of 'scratch-off' tickets were sold from December 21-27.
The previous record for one week of sales was $26.9 million December 22 thorugh 28, 2005. Total lottery sales for fiscal 2006 was also a record — $2.4 billion.
I'm just wondering, was it last minute Christmas gifts that pushes sales up so high? Two years in a row Christmas week had the highest sales.
Anyone know what sales for an average week are?