Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Winners Announced: Livestream

Detroit MI

27 July, 2021

11:40 AM

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LANSING, MI — Health officials in Michigan will announce additional winners of the state's COVID-19 vaccine lottery with the help of a pair of well-known native Michiganders. Norman Korpi, a cast member on MTV's Real World: New York, and Miss Michigan 2021 Vivian Zhong of Northville will join Protect Michigan Commission Director Kerry Ebersole Singh during a virtual news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday to announce the next batch of winners. The news conference will be streamed live here via the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Facebook page. Officials said the latest round of winners were selected between July 7-17 and represent almost every region of the state. See More: Meet Michigan's 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Winners Friday is the deadline for unvaccinated Michiganders to get one of the three COVID-19 immunizations that will qualify them for the Sweepstakes' remaining $50,000 cash giveaways as well as the top prize of a $2 million drawing. The MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes has received a total of more than 2.2 million applicants for the grand prizes since it began July 1, with nearly 98,000 young Michiganders signed up for the college scholarship drawing, officials said Monday. Officials said the goal of the public outreach campaign is to provide incentives to Michiganders to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The state had previously set a goal of having 70 percent of eligible people vaccinated by Labor Day. As of Thursday, 62.9 percent of Michigan residents age 16 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccinations. See More: Michigan's $1M COVID Lottery Winner: 'Just Protecting My Family' The MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes giveaway includes $5 million in total prizes, including 30 daily prizes of $50,000, a $1 million prize and a $2 million prize. For those receiving vaccines ages 12 to 17, there are nine four-year college scholarships.