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*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker to announce vaccine lottery

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* NBC 5…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday is set to announce a new promotion to encourage Illinois residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19: a vaccine lottery.

Pritzker will detail the promotion during a news conference at 1:30 p.m. at Access Community Health Network in Chicago, according to his public schedule.

You can watch it live at NBC 5’s site. I’ll likely update this post later.

…Adding… A big one…

*** UPDATE *** Press release…

As Illinois continues to lead the Midwest in vaccinating our residents, Governor Pritzker announced a new $10 million ‘All In for the Win’ promotion that will reward vaccinated Illinoisans by automatically entering them into a series of cash and scholarship lotteries with prizes up to $1 million.

More than 70% of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CDC, making Illinois the first state in the Midwest to reach President Biden’s goal.

“All In For The Win is yet another way we’re working to ensure every single resident is protected from COVID-19, and especially, this virus’ more dangerous variants,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Vaccines are incredibly effective and keep you protected – and they also make your community safer. Getting the shot is how we truly end this thing, so vax up, Illinois. If you do, you might even hit the jackpot.”

“While our vaccination numbers in Illinois are good, in fact the best in the Midwest, we still need more people – as many people as possible – to get vaccinated,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. “The pandemic is not over and as long as the virus is allowed to circulate, it can mutate and form new variants. We need to slow the virus’ activity – and the best way to do that is through vaccination.”

All In for the Win offers $7 million in cash prizes to vaccinated adults, ranging from $100,000 to $1 million, and $3 million in scholarship awards to vaccinated youth, held in Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan. Residents who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois are automatically entered into the lotteries. There are no sign ups, no forms, and no lines to wait in.

Residents are encouraged to get vaccinated before July 1st to ensure they’re entered into every draw and have the most chances to win a prize, including the first million-dollar top prize on July 8th. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will continue to check their records before each drawing. Once entered, residents remain eligible in all future drawings, unless they win.

The first drawing will take place on Thursday, July 8, 2021, and the promotion will run until Thursday, August 26, 2021, with a series of drawings for 43 cash prizes — including three million-dollar jackpots — and 20 scholarship awards.

One million-dollar cash winner and three $150K scholarship winners will be drawn on July 8th, and weekly drawings will continue throughout the summer. Drawings include weekly $100K cash prizes and regional lotteries to ensure people from every part of the state are among the lucky winners. The grand finale — which includes two million-dollar cash prizes and seventeen scholarship awards – will be drawn on August 26. To view the complete drawing schedule, visit allin.illinois.gov.

After each draw, IDPH will reach out to the winners to ask for authorization to share their name and contact information with the Illinois Lottery. At no time will any state entity other than IDPH have information about a participant or winner without their consent. The Illinois Lottery will then help the winner through the claim process to receive their prize.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 12:57 pm

Comments

1. Looks like I need to go get vaccinated again.

   Comment by Montrose Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 1:15 pm

2. I would hope theyinclude people that already have been vaccinated

   Comment by reddevil1 Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 1:18 pm

3. Nah, if it ends up being anything like other states, anyone who’s received the shot is eligible regardless of when they got it.

   Comment by Tim Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 1:42 pm

4. You Can’t Win If You Don’t Play

   Comment by Donnie Elgin Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 1:55 pm

5. Illinois Lottery slogan: “You can’t win if you don’t play.”

   Proposed Vaccine Lottery slogan: “You don’t have a shot until you’ve had the shot.”

   – MrJM

   Comment by @misterjayem Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 1:57 pm

6. MJM, now that is a jingle.

   Comment by AnonymousFool Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 1:59 pm

7. Anything that help.

   Comment by Cool Papa Bell Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 2:03 pm

8. Where the heck is this money coming from?

   Comment by Blanche Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 2:34 pm

9. Can I get multiple entries for getting more than 2 shots?

   Comment by schocked Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 2:41 pm

10. So since my kid got his shot while at school out of state he doesn’t have to pax Illinois income tax since he isn’t a resident, right?

    Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 2:45 pm

11. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/17/netherlands-offers-free-pickled-herring-as-covid-jab-incentive
    Also summarizes other creative incentives

    Comment by very old soil Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 3:00 pm

12. All In For The Win website- https://allin.illinois.gov/

    Comment by Anon221 Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 3:01 pm

13. schocked- Answer to your question… No:)

    From the FAQs:

    If I had more than one COVID-19 shot, do I have more than one chance to win? Can I win more than
    once?

    No. Each resident is only eligible to win once.

    Comment by Anon221 Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 3:04 pm

14. On behalf of my 18 year old college student whose senior year of high school was (necessarily) disrupted, why no scholarship love?

    The Class of 2020 took a lot of hits, they should be included.

    Comment by Occasionally Moderated Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 3:10 pm

15. == Looks like I need to go get vaccinated again. ==

    I’ve been chuckling at this for the past 5 minutes. But glad that the lottery doesn’t require those already vaccinated to go and get vaccinated again to be eligible.

    Comment by LadyLuck Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 3:33 pm

16. ==On behalf of my 18 year old college student whose senior year of high school was (necessarily) disrupted, why no scholarship love?

    The Class of 2020 took a lot of hits, they should be included. ==

    Agree 100%

    Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 17, 21 @ 3:51 pm

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