Who Won Third Vax-a-Million Lottery? Find Out

OHIO — Mark Cline, from Richwood, won the $1 million prize in week two of the Vax-a-Million lottery giveaway.

Sara Afaneh won the scholarship to an Ohio college or university.

“There are only two more drawings left, so I urge Ohioans to get the shot and then enter for a shot to win a million dollars or, for those aged 12-17 a chance to a four-year, full-ride scholarship including room, board, tuition and books at an Ohio public college or university,” said Gov. Mike DeWine.

3,362,203 Ohioans entered the drawing to win $1 million prize, and 143,604 Ohioans age 12 to 17 entered to the drawing for a college scholarship. The number of entries in both groups increased from the previous week with 136,414 additional adult entries and 10,701 additional student entries

The Vax-a-Million lottery awards $1 million prizes to randomly selected vaccinated Ohioans. The lottery will pick five winners in consecutive weeks, with the first winner announced Wednesday. Ohioans need to opt into the lottery for a chance to win.

The Vax-a-Million program has generated statewide and national interest in both the lottery and vaccination process, an outcome.

If you haven't yet registered, you can opt-into the lottery online.

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.

Should Ohioans be unable to register via the website, they can also call the state health department at 1-833-4-ASKODH.