West Michigan Woman One Of Michigan’s Vaccine Lottery Winners
Today the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services along with Governor Whitmer announced the first four winners in the MIShotToWin.com sweepstakes. West Michigan's Larita Lee of Wyoming was one of the $50,000 winners.
The first four winners, all winners in the $50,000 daily drawings, were announced today as part of the state's efforts to reach the 70% vaccination rate recommended by public health experts as the threshold for herd immunity among the general public.
One of the winners was a retired GM worker and grandmother from Wyoming, Michigan. Larita Lee was vaccinated on the 4th of July at the Family Fare in Wyoming. During the announcement, officials told us that Lee is planning on using her winnings to put a down payment on a new house. Lee says that the sweepstakes is what prompted her to get her first shot, but she wishes she had done it sooner so she would already be fully vaccinated and protected from the delta variant. She said she’s telling everyone she knows to get their shots.
The first Million Dollar winner was also drawn this week and the winner has been notified, but that information won't be made public for a few more days.
For those who've yet to get registered at MIShotToWin.com, you still have a chance to get in the drawings below if you have at least one dose of vaccine:
$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 Drawing
Entry dates: July 1 – August 3
Open to all eligible persons who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination on the date corresponding to the $50k Daily Drawing.
The deadline to enter the daily drawing is 11:59 p.m. ET the day prior to the drawing. See official rules for exact dates.
Scholarship Drawings
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.
The Scholarship Drawing is only open to legal United States residents residing in Michigan who are between the ages of 12 and 17 as of the corresponding drawing date. The parent or legal guardian must enter the eligible individual in the Sweepstakes for the Scholarship Drawing.