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CHICAGO - The first drawing in Illinois' vaccine lottery is scheduled for Thursday.
The $10 million promotion will reward vaccinated Illinoisans by automatically entering them into a series of cash and scholarship lotteries with prizes up to $1 million.
The promotion offers $7 million in cash prizes to vaccinated adults, which range from $100,000 to $1 million. Additionally, $3 million in scholarship awards will be available for vaccinated youth.
Those who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois are automatically entered into the lotteries. The drawings are being handled by the Illinois Lottery and will continue throughout the summer.
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Illinois vaccine lottery offers $10M in cash prizes, scholarships
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Thursday a new $10 million promotion that will reward vaccinated Illinoisans by automatically entering them into a series of cash and scholarship lotteries with prizes up to $1 million.