 However, with less than 10 minutes remaining in the 2008 telethon, the tote board update reflected an increase from the 2007 total, racking up $65,031,393 in donations, exceeding 2007's tote.Lewis had spoken about his concern at not making his goal of "one dollar more" due to economic conditions and Hurricane Gustav.When the tote board updated to show they'd gotten over 2007's total, he screamed three times, "I got it!"