Why does SCEL collect non-winning tickets and hold a drawing?
The legislation setting up the Lottery contained language supporting the formation of a game to encourage players to save and collect non-winning tickets with the ultimate aim of stopping lottery tickets from becoming litter. Section 59-150-70(F) of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, states: “(F) If the board submits a regulation for a lottery game resulting in an instant winner, the board must consider instituting an additional lottery game that makes use of the nonwinning instant tickets on a monthly or other periodic basis, so as to encourage nonwinners to accumulate their tickets instead of disposing of them separately and creating unsightly litter. ” The first Clean$weep promotion launched on July 8, 2003, and Clean$weep has been held annually since. To view the Official Rules for the Clean$weep second-chance promotion, click here.
