Health & Fitness
Drawing Dates For $1 Million MA VaxMillions Lottery Announced
See when you need the coronavirus vaccine by to be eligible to win $1 million or a $300,000 scholarship if you're under 18.
BOSTON — Were you still hoping to get the coronavirus vaccine in time to potentially win $1 million?
Gov. Charlie Baker announced the drawing dates Friday for the state's "VaxMillions" giveaway. Registration for the giveaway begins July 1, and all fully vaccinated residents over 18 are eligible for a chance to win one of five $1 million prize. Residents under 18 can also participate and have a chance to win one of five $300,000 scholarships.
To be eligible for a drawing, residents must register for the giveaway at least a week before the drawing. Once you're registered, residents are eligible for all future drawings.
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Baker said residents have until July 22 to register for the first drawing on July 26.
The full drawing schedule can be found below:
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| Registration Deadline Note: Two Moderna or Pfizer doses, or one J&J dose must be received before entering | How many drawings do I qualify for? | Drawing date | Winner announcement date | Get your first does by: Note: second dose must be obtained by date registration closes |
| July 22 | All | July 26 | July 29 | Moderna: June 24 Pfizer: July 1 J&J: July 22 |
| July 29 | 4 | Aug. 2 | Aug. 5 | Moderna: July 1 Pfizer: July 8 J&J: July 29 |
| Aug. 5 | 3 | Aug. 9 | Aug. 12 | Moderna: July 8 Pfizer: July 15 J&J: Aug. 5 |
| Aug. 12 | 2 | Aug. 16 | Aug. 19 | Moderna: July 15 Pfizer: July 22 J&J: Aug. 12 |
| Aug. 19 | 1 | Aug. 23 | Aug. 26 | Moderna: July 22 Pfizer: July 29 J&J: Aug. 19 |
As of Friday afternoon, 8,523,508 Massachusetts residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and 4,137,582 are fully vaccinated.
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