How Many People Have Entered OH Vax-a-Million $1 Million Lottery?

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio's Vax-a-Million lottery program opened Tuesday morning and thousands of residents have already registered for a chance to win $1 million.

“This is a unique, innovative way to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, and we are pleased to see so much activity today,” said Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud. “In addition, we are seeing early indicators of increased uptake after the Vax-a-Million announcement last week, and will continue to monitor this moving forward.”

By Tuesday afternoon, the Vax-a-Million website had more than 25 million page views and the Ohio Department of Health call center had received more than 60,000 calls.

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Health department officials said they're not releasing the official number of entries until Monday after the first winner is selected and the verification process is complete.

If you're having trouble registering for the lottery, here's what the Ohio Department of Health recommends:

1. Refresh your page. If you visited the website before it went live, you may need to refresh the page to load the current website.
2. Clear your cache in your browsing history. If you visited the website before it went live, your browser may be loading a previous version of the website. Clearing your cache will force your web browser to load the current version of the website.
3. Update your web browser. Older web browsers may have difficulty loading ohiovaxamillion.com and its security features designed to keep your personal information safe. Updating your web browser to the newest version will not only help you load ohiovaxamillion.com properly, but it will also give you the most up to date security features to protect your computer or device, as well as your personal information.