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Abbey Bugenske was driving to her parent's home in Shaker Heights, Ohio in search of a second-hand car when she received a call saying she'd won - and thought it was a joke
The winners of a $1 million prize and college scholarship for the Ohio vaccine lottery were chosen Monday and will be announced Wednesday night.
Ohio has a new millionaire. Jonathan Carlyle of Toledo won $1 million in the state's vaccine drawing Wednesday night.
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: When Ohio's COVID-19 vaccination rate was plateauing, state officials realized they needed a new incentive. Enter Vax-a-Million. Ohio Public Radio's Andy Chow has more. ANDY CHOW, BYLINE: Ohio's new weekly lottery broadcast had all the flash of the typical Wednesday night drawing, where they usually announce the winning numbers of the Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Good evening, and welcome to the Vax-a-Million Giveaway where we will... CHOW: But this time, instead of buying a lotto ticket, you only need a ...
Ohio will announce two more winners in its weekly Vax-a-Million drawing Wednesday night. For the second week in a row, Ohio will give $1 million to one vaccinated adult and a four-year college scholarship to a child age 12 to 17. The winners were selected Monday at the Ohio Lottery Commission offices in Cleveland. The drawing was conducted by a random number generator and observed by a member of the Ohio auditor's office. The Ohio Department of Health then verified the winners had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This week’s drawing included 3,225,789 adult entries in the d...