Independent shops hit £10bn mark for National Lottery charity funds

Independent retailers across the UK have generated over £10bn for National Lottery Good Causes since the lottery began in 1994, according to Allwyn UK. More than 22,000 independent shops sell lottery tickets and scratchcards, with some individual stores raising millions. Allwyn recognised several retailers through its Local Retail Champions campaign.

Since 1994, UK corner shops selling National Lottery tickets have contributed over £10bn to Good Causes. Allwyn says about 23p in every pound spent goes to these causes, supporting more than 680,000 arts, community, heritage and sports projects. Today more than 22,000 independent retailers sell tickets and scratchcards; 1,623 have raised over £500,000, 469 over £1m, 28 over £2m, and two over £3m. (This is 60? Let's count. "Since 1994, UK corner shops selling National Lottery tickets have contributed over £10bn to Good Causes. Allwyn says about 23p in every pound spent goes to these causes, supporting more than 680,000 arts, community, heritage and sports projects. Today more than 22,000 independent retailers sell tickets and scratchcards; 1,623 have raised over £500,000, 469 over £1m, 28 over £2m, and two over £3m." Count: Since1 1994,2 UK3 corner4 shops5 selling6 National7 Lottery8 tickets9 have10 contributed11 over12 £10bn13 to14 Good15 Causes16. Allwyn17 says18 about19 23p20 in21 every22 pound23 spent24 goes25 to26 these27 causes28, supporting29 more30 than31 680,00032 arts33, community34, heritage35 and36 sports37 projects38. Today39 more40 than41 22,00042 independent43 retailers44 sell45 tickets46 and47 scratchcards48; 1,62349 have50 raised51 over52 £500,00053, 46954 over55 £1m56, 28? Wait "28 over £2m" count 57? Let's recount carefully. "1,623 have raised over £500,000" = 1,623 (49) have50 raised51 over52 £500,00053. "469 have raised more than £1m" if I wrote "469 over