Vax-a-Million: Deadline For 3rd $1 Million Lottery Approaches

OHIO — Sunday at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to register for the third Vax-a-Million drawing.

Registrants will have an opportunity to win $1 million (if they're 18 or older) or a college scholarship (for registrants younger than 18). Winners will be announced Wednesday.

As of June 2, 3.2 million Ohioans had registered for the Vax-a-Million $1 million lottery, while 132,903 students had entered for a chance to win a college scholarship. Anyone who previously registered does not need to re-register.

More than 5.3 million Ohioans have started the COVID-19 vaccination process. However, vaccinated Ohioans are not automatically entered into the lottery. Participants must opt-into the program.

It takes less than two minutes to enter online at ohiovaxamillion.com. Those without Internet access can also enter by phone at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). Opt-in entries were collected beginning May 18.

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.