NC announces first cash drawing & cash 4 college winners; get vaccinated to have a shot at $1M
The first winners of the state’s Your Shot at $1 Million Summer Cash Drawing and Summer Cash 4 College drawings were announced this week in Raleigh.
Shelly Wyramon, of Winston-Salem, received a $1 million prize as the state’s first Your Shot at A Million Summer Cash Drawing winner. Fourteen-year-old Vania Bazan Martinez, a high school freshman in Wilmington won a $125,000 scholarship toward a college education.
There are three more $1 million and college scholarship drawings and getting your shot now gets you entered twice for each drawing. Those vaccinated prior to June 10 are entered once.
The next three drawings will occur on July 7, July 21 and Aug. 4. New entries will close at midnight on the Sunday prior to the Wednesday drawing.
North Carolinians 18 and over who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, including people vaccinated at a pharmacy participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, are automatically entered into the drawings for a chance to win a $1 million cash prize.
Youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are automatically entered into the drawings to win $125,000 toward post-secondary education, awarded by funding a savings account in the NC 529 Plan.
Some eligibility restrictions may apply. See the official rules for details.
Learn more at SummerVaxCash.com. For more information about COVID-19 vaccines and to find a vaccine location near you, visit YourSpotYourShot.nc.gov or call 1-888-675-4567.
