Today is the last day to register for the first set of drawings in the state’s “Shot at A Million” vaccine lottery. Names of the weekly winners for the $100-thousand cash prize and scholarship will be announced on the next five Fridays. Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Health Kimberly Hood said the sooner you get vaccinated and register the better your chances.
“You absolutely need to register by the end of the day, and you need to go and be sure you’ve had your vaccination by the end of the day as well,” said Hood.
Hood said the purpose of the lottery is to increase the state’s COVID vaccination rate. So far, she says it’s too soon to tell if the lottery has increased vaccinations. Not only do they want to incentivize new vaccines, but Hood said they also wanted to reward those who were vaccinated in the very beginning.
“But we definitely want to get those folks who have just been busy and it’s on their agenda and they know they need to get it done, but they haven’t quite made the time, we want this to be the nudge that gets them over that hump,” said Hood.
So far just over 600,000 have entered, so the odds are pretty good when you compare with other lotteries. Hood said you only need to register once and then you are in the running for weekly prizes.
“We want them to do it this week because we want them to have as many chances to win a cash prize or a scholarship as they can have, and we just want people to continue to focus on the fact that vaccines are safe, they’re effective, and they save lives,” said Hood.
The deadline for each weekly entry is midnight Friday until the end of July. Entries from those ages 12 to 17 are eligible for one of nine scholarships. On August 13th, the grand prize winner of a million and five scholarship winners will be announced.
For more information visit shotatamillion.com
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