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- Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery is an initiative aiming to incentivize residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
- A woman from southwest Ohio was named the winner of the first $1 million prize.
- Four more $1 million winners and four more college scholarship winners will be announced every Wednesday for the next four weeks.
The first winner of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery was announced on Wednesday at the end of the Ohio Lottery’s “Cash Explosion” TV program. The winning woman, Abbigail Bugenske, from southwest Ohio, will receive $1 million.
A Dayton-area teenager, 14-year-old Joseph Costello, was also named the first winner of the lottery’s full-ride college scholarship.
Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery is an initiative aiming to incentivize residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Open to residents over the age of 18 who can verify that they have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the lottery offers the vaccinated a chance of winning $1 million in one of five weekly drawings. More than 2.7 million residents have already registered.
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While Ohio’s vaccinated youth cannot enter the lottery, those ages 12 to 17 can register for the chance to win a four-year college scholarship. More than 100,000 young Ohioans have registered.
The prize money is coming from the $2.2 trillion federal CARES Act.
Since the lottery was announced on May 12, vaccines administered in Ohio surged by 33 percent.
Four more $1 million winners and four more college scholarship winners will be announced every Wednesday for the next four weeks.
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