Spread the word! "MI Shot to Win" sweepstakes announced today
Michigan Dept of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 07/01/2021 01:35 PM EDT
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"MI Shot To Win" Sweepstakes
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the creation of the MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes, a lottery-style raffle that gives fully vaccinated Michiganders a chance to win more than $5 million in cash and a combined total of nearly $500,000 in college scholarships.
The goal of the public outreach campaign, consisting of a series of statewide drawings, is to provide incentives to Michiganders to get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and to reach the 70% state vaccination goal.
Under Michigan’s new giveaway, residents age 18 and older who have received one dose of the vaccine are eligible to register for a combined total of more than $5 million in cash giveaways.
In addition, Michigan’s vaccine lottery will offer Michiganders between ages 12-17 the opportunity to win one of nine Scholarship Drawing prizes available. Each Scholarship Drawing prize consists of a four-year Michigan Education Trust (MET) charitable tuition contract (valued at $55,000) that may be used to pay for tuition and mandatory fees at a college or university in accordance with MET terms and conditions.
The sweepstakes begin today (July 1) and end on Aug. 3, 2021. Eligibility criteria for each of the drawings is at: www.MIShotToWin.com.
$1 million drawing:
- Entry dates: July 1 – July 10
- Open to all eligible persons who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination between December 1, 2020 and July 10, 2021.
$2 million drawing:
- Entry dates: July 1 – August 3
- Open to all eligible persons who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination between December 1, 2020 and July 30, 2021.
$50,000 daily drawings:
- Entry dates: July 1 – August 3
- Open to all eligible persons who got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination on the date corresponding to the $50k Daily Drawing.
Scholarship drawing:
- Entry dates: July 1 – July 30
- Open to all eligible persons who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination between December 1, 2020 and July 30, 2021.
Michigan’s sweepstakes giveaway is powered by Meijer in partnership with the Michigan Association of United Ways and the State of Michigan. The statewide vaccine lottery is supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Association of State Universities, Small Business Association of Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan, the Protect Michigan Commission and many more organizations.
Michigan is not alone in reporting waning interest of residents receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations. To reach vaccination goals, states such as Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Oregon, Colorado and others have announced innovative large-scale raffles that are producing quantifiably successful results.
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Now, getting a COVID vaccine is your shot to win millions in cash prizes! Michigan residents over the age of 18 who are vaccinated between December 1, 2020 and July 30, 2021 are eligible. Get details and enter at MIShotToWin.com. Subject to sweepstakes rules |
In the news
Today, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun tells Michiganders that the best defense against the Delta variant is to get the COVID-19 vaccine in the Detroit Free Press. About the vaccine she said, "The currently available vaccines appear to be effective against the existing variants, but because insufficient numbers of people are immune we are at risk of seeing another rise in cases in Michigan and across the country."