{"id":543290,"date":"2021-05-27T16:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T20:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543290"},"modified":"2021-05-27T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T20:20:54","slug":"first-winner-of-1m-ohio-vaccine-lottery-announced-i-cannot-believe-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-winner-of-1m-ohio-vaccine-lottery-announced-i-cannot-believe-it\/","title":{"rendered":"First Winner Of $1M Ohio Vaccine Lottery Announced: \u2018I Cannot Believe It\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-winner-of-1m-ohio-vaccine-lottery-announced-i-cannot-believe-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1F73BA78-9A8F-49A6-A4EA-C7154AD6F541_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">The first recipients of Ohio\u2019s vaccination incentive program were announced Wednesday night, including a lottery winner of $1 million and a teen who won a full scholarship to college.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-vaccine-lottery-4c7a3728b79700faea66a6d5b57966fe\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cThe winners were selected in a random drawing Monday and had their information confirmed before the formal announcement at the end of the Ohio Lottery\u2019s Cash Explosion TV show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe lottery announced that Abbigail Bugenske of Silverton near Cincinnati was the $1 million winner, while Joseph Costello of Englewood near Dayton was the college scholarship winner,\u201d noted the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited that this has inspired so many Ohioans to get vaccinated, and we\u2019re thrilled to announce the winners of the first round of drawings,\u201d said Republican Governor of Ohio Mike DeWine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cA whirlwind,\u201d Bugenske, 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-vaccine-lottery-winner-cbbb7b71730491f1da8f266c8e765112\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a> Thursday morning during a press conference. \u201cIt absolutely has not processed yet. I am still digesting it \u2014 and I like to say that it feels like this is happening to a different person. I cannot believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cVery excited,\u201d Costello said as he sat with his parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">More states across the country have followed the example of Ohio, with Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, and New York state announcing that they will provide residents with the ability to receive prizes if they get vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/two-more-states-join-ohio-roll-out-lotteries-for-covid-19-vaccine-recipients\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cMaryland Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) announced his state\u2019s contest in a presser [earlier this month], while standing next to a man dressed in a lottery-ball suit,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/20\/us\/maryland-coronavirus-vaccine-lottery.html\"><span class=\"s1\">reports<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;The New York Times. Beginning May 25, one Maryland resident will be selected to win $40,000 every day until the Fourth of July, at which point a final jackpot of $400,000 will be awarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cAll you have to do is get vaccinated for Covid-19 here in Maryland, be a Maryland resident, and be 18 or older,\u201d said Republican Governor Larry Hogan,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/states-are-introducing-vaccine-lotteries-some-multimillion-dollar-prizes-combat-n1268048\"><span class=\"s1\">reports<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;NBC News. \u201cAnyone 18 years or older who has already been vaccinated for Covid-19 in Maryland is also eligible for these prizes and will automatically be entered to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Governor<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"s1\">Andrew<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"s1\">Cuomo<\/span> (D-NY) announced that ten vaccination locations across the state of New York will offer scratch-off tickets at no cost for the \u201cMega Multiplier\u201d Lottery. \u201cThe tickets will be handed out to adults between May 24 and May 28, but the contest does not appear open to those who have been previously vaccinated,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe chances of winning something in this program is one in nine,\u201d said Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ohio-governor-mike-dewine-announces-massive-financial-incentive-for-residents-to-get-vaccinated\">Earlier this month, Dewine announced the program in Ohio<\/a><\/span>, stating that adults who are vaccinated against the coronavirus will be entered into a lottery to win $1 million, while children who get the COVID-19 vaccine will get the chance to will a full scholarship to go to Ohio state universities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe money will come from existing federal pandemic relief dollars, DeWine said, and the Ohio Lottery will conduct the drawings,\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-coronavirus-lottery-prize-7058159d2c71eabd19b541194a1e2d95\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI know that some may say, \u2018DeWine, you\u2019re crazy! This million-dollar drawing idea of yours is a waste of money,\u2019\u201d DeWine said at the time. But the true waste, when the vaccine is now available, \u201cis a life lost to COVID-19,\u201d the governor reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The idea appeared at first to boost motivation among Ohio residents to get vaccinated. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/odh.ohio.gov\/wps\/portal\/gov\/odh\/media-center\/odh-news-releases\/odh-news-release-05-20-21\"><span class=\"s1\">Ohio Department of Health<\/span><\/a>, vaccinations among people ages 16 and older increased \u201cby 28% for the same age group from May 14 to May 17, the weekend following the announcement of the Vax-a-Million drawings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/or-state-wire-oregon-lifestyle-coronavirus-pandemic-health-dafa881e14ad11d0f7a9937637a5b86d\">Oregon<\/a><\/span> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oh-state-wire-colorado-coronavirus-pandemic-health-government-and-politics-fb78b902236f471338ac6aa6ae5f9a3c\"><span class=\"s1\">Colorado<\/span><\/a> have also put forward similar programs to inspire people to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first recipients of Ohio\u2019s vaccination incentive program were announced Wednesday night, including a lottery winner of $1 million and a teen who won a full scholarship to college.As The &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313310,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1F73BA78-9A8F-49A6-A4EA-C7154AD6F541_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"First Winner Of $1M Ohio Vaccine Lottery Announced: \u2018I Cannot Believe It\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1F73BA78-9A8F-49A6-A4EA-C7154AD6F541_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"First Winner Of $1M Ohio Vaccine Lottery Announced: \u2018I Cannot Believe It\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}