• Winner Announcement set for Wednesday at 7:29 p.m.

• More than 5.1 million Ohioans have started the vaccination process

The Ohio Lottery conducted the first of five Ohio Vax-a-Million drawings at the Ohio Lottery’s draw studio in Cleveland, Ohio with 2,758,470 adult entries in the drawing for $1 million, and 104,386 Ohioans aged 12 to 17 entered the drawing for a college scholarship.

In an effort to increase the number of Ohioans who currently have not taken a COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated, Governor Mike DeWine announced a series of statewide drawings to help incentivize vaccinations.

The drawing was conducted using a Random Number Generator and observed by a representative of the Ohio Auditor of State.  Take a look at the process at https://youtu.be/1VWvj3KV8wU.

Results of the drawing were provided to the Ohio Department of Health to verify the winners ahead of the Wednesday, May 26, 2021, winner announcement at 7:29 p.m.

Broadcast stations across the state will be provided with coordinates to air the winner announcement statewide.

With more than 5.1 million Ohioans who have started the vaccination process, not all who are eligible have entered. Ohio Vax-a-Million is an opt-in program, meaning you are not automatically entered. It takes less than two minutes to enter online at ohiovaxamillion.com. Those without Internet access can also enter by phone at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).