Nearly 500K residents have signed up for Michigan's vaccine lottery

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Almost half a million Michigan residents signed up for the state’s vaccine sweepstakes within the first 24 hours, entering for a chance to win up to $2 million.

As of 8 a.m. Friday, July 2, the MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes had received 464,698 applications for the $2 million grand prize, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office. Residents are eligible if they’re 18 or older and have gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Additionally, 23,978 residents 12 to 17 years old had entered for a chance to win one of nine college scholarships, each valued at about $55,000. That drawing will be conducted Aug. 4.

Thursday’s sweepstakes announcement and subsequent coverage generated “nearly $1 million in free publicity about the giveaway and the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccination,” reads a statement from the governor’s office. .............(more)

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/07/nearly-500k-residents-have-signed-up-for-michigans-vaccine-lottery.html