Clackamas County Lottery Players Won Nearly $11 Million in Prizes in 2016

The Oregon Lottery is holding up Shane Anderson as an example of the good that comes from the lottery. He won $11,000 on a scratch-it ticket he bought at the coast in March.

Anderson was one of 3,710 residents of Clackamas County who won $600 or more for a total of more than $10.8 million in 2016. More than $2,4 million of that came from 29 winning scratch-its.

"In most counties Video Lottery winners take home the most money, with Keno being second," said Patrick Johnson, Winner and Promotion Specialist with the Oregon Lottery. "However, Clackamas County had a very good year when it comes to Scratch-Its."

Proceeds from Oregon Lottery sales fund education, economic development, parks and watershed projects.

During the state budget biennium from 2013 to 2015 Oregon Lottery proceeds helped to support more than $36.2 million in projects and programs throughout Clackamas County. This included more than $3 million for economic development projects in the county.