OHIO — The fourth set of winners of the Ohio Vax-a-Million were announced Wednesday evening at 7:29 p.m.
The newest winner of the $1 million lottery was Suzanne Ward of Findlay in Hancock County.
The winner of the fourth scholarship to any public university in Ohio was Sean Horning of Cincinnati in Hamilton County.
Congratulations to our newest #OhioVaxAMillion winners! If you're vaccinated and haven't yet registered to win, visit https://t.co/Svppf9uA8O to register for the fifth and final drawing next week. pic.twitter.com/4fnT2wEfM0
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) June 16, 2021
There is one remaining drawing in the Vax-a-Million lottery, which will be announced Wednesday, June 23.
To enter, Ohio residents must have received either the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine or at the least the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Residents must be age 18 or older to enter the lottery for one of five $1 million prizes, and those who entered for full-ride scholarships must be ages 12-17.
If a winner is found to not have gotten the vaccine, the participant will be disqualified and another winner will be picked.
Last week, more than 3.3 million Ohioans 18 and older had entered the drawing, and more than 143,000 residents ages 12-17 entered for a chance to win a full-ride scholarship.
Individuals can still register for a chance to win the final set of prizes by going to http://www.ohiovaxamillion.com/ or calling 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).
The lottery is a public outreach campaign by the Ohio Department of Health to get residents vaccinated.
Around 46.7% of the state population has received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 42.2% of residents are completely vaccinated, according to state data. That's a slight uptick from last week, making nearly 1% more of the population completely vaccinated.
Within the first week of the lottery, more than 261,000 first-dose shots were distributed between May 13 to 24, which is an increase from the 160,000 jabs the week before, according to state data.
Between May 25 and June 1, more than 60,800 first doses were distributed. Last week, first-dose jabs declined. Between June 2 and June 7, the number dropped to 56,729.
Between June 8 to June 14, first-doses dropped by more than 10,000, according to state data.