'Shot at a Million': Everything you need to know for Kentucky's vaccine lottery
Updated: 3:37 PM EDT Jun 4, 2021
minutes away here next year, Our next two announcements are about how we're going to help Kentucky ins as we move with increasing speed to rebound and move past the COVID-19 pandemic first, even as our economy is set for liftoff and we'll have some new news about some positive rankings early next week. And while we are seeing daily signs of real momentum, many kentuckians saw their livelihoods disrupted and continue to struggle with basics like paying rent and utilities. We have talked during this crisis about how our goal is to not stumble but to sprint out of COVID-19 and how to do that. People can't be emerging with serious and significant debt. This problem affects not only individuals but also property owners, sometimes small business owners and their balance sheets. So to help we set up the healthy at home eviction Relief fund, which has provided emergency rental assistance to both owners and renters. The way it worked is, there were three different funds set up, One each for programs in Louisville in Lexington and one that covered the rest of the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, the funding for Louisville and Lexington programs came in somewhat under what was predicted, what was anticipated and in fact what was needed today, I'm happy to announce that we're directing a portion of Kentucky's federal funding to Louisville and Lexington to help them continue in these crucial programs with us. Today is Lexington Mayor, linda Gordon? And Jeff O'brien, Director of develop Louisville Mayor Gordon? If you'd come up on behalf of the commonwealth and our desire to help your constituents are all of our constituents and the great people of Lexington need to make sure they get out of this pandemic without debt. I'd like to Provide you present to you a check for $11.7 million dollars that will be directing towards Lexington. Hi. Yeah. Right yes you can take that with you. Yeah, I bet they'll castle. Uh huh. Uh huh please. Um, just put this right here. Well, good afternoon and governor. Thank you so much. Um, So just a couple quick things yesterday, I held a news conference announcing Lexington's public buildings will open on June 11 and that's part of our general reopening that we're seeing across our city and across our economy. And this is possible Because 60% of our adults over 18 are fully vaccinated. And I think about 82% of our 65 and older are vaccinated in Fayette County. Yes, it's worth celebrating. And governor, I just want to say without your unrelenting guidance and campaign to get Kentucky and is tested and vaccinated the meticulous guidance you've provided for all kinds of situations. We would not have those numbers today. Thank you. We've worked as your partner in Fayette County for more than a year now. Right. And we're still working to get more citizens vaccinated. We're taking our message now door to door in Lexington with a canvassing campaign and a public awareness campaign called lex Do this. And as we all know, in addition to endangering the health of Kentucky ins, the economic fallout from COVID-19 caused many people to lose their jobs and their ability to pay rent. So we have worked very hard to protect Lexington residents from eviction beginning last august with our own program, the housing stabilization program. We started it before the federal funds arrived. And all together today, we have helped approximately 500 individual households Avoid eviction at the cost of $3.2 million dollars so far. So thank you to governor bashir. We will now have these additional dollars we need to continue preventing evictions in our community. and with these funds, we will be able to help many of our citizens through their immediate crisis and beyond. So, Governor, thank you so much for your leadership and for this nice check that can go right straight into the bank to help people who need. Thank you. Thank you to Mayor Gordon for her incredible leadership. Uh, and we're really excited to work together on what I think is unprecedented prosperity coming ahead of us and appreciate the Fed County public school education to thank you. Uh Next Jeff is here from the city of Louisville, another place that's very special where my wife and I started not only our marriage but our family and until we recently moved across the street lived Louisville is also hard at work protecting its residents, ensuring that they don't lose their homes. And so today We're directing $27 million If you'd accept, this is one of the biggest checks I've ever given out this check for $27 million. This is when linda wonders if she should have asked for more. Yeah, please thank you very much, governor. And on behalf of Mayor Fisher and all the residents of Louisville, we are so grateful for this. This has been really something that we've needed uh, in our community So far. Louisville spent approximately $40,000 or $40 million 23,000 of our residents stay in their housing during this pandemic. And it's been so critical with your leadership, uh, and continued keeping us healthy at home, um, that we are accepting this check and we're so thankful for that and we just want to applaud you and your team for the leadership that you provided our state. Thank Thank you. This is part of our ongoing effort to help as many Kentucky ins as possible with eviction and utility relief landlords, tenants, utility companies, everybody. The funding represents more of our team Kentucky spirit and more of our opportunity to ensure that there are not obstacles to prosperity as we emerge from COVID-19. Now, we have some really exciting news to share. Starting well, we've we've we've thus far as as we've come through this pandemic and pushing out these vaccines. We've talked about them as our shot of hope. Now, starting right now, your shot of hope is about to get a lot more interesting. Today we're announcing teams, Team Kentucky's shot at a million. The safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are why we are where we are today. We're winning our war against this evil virus this year. And we are steadily returning to all those activities and life events we had to sacrifice in order to save lives. These vaccines are modern medical miracles and I believe in their timing a gift from God. Almost overnight they have turned the tide reducing a staggering number of deaths that we were seeing at long term care facilities and allowing us to get our Children back to in person instruction to date More than two million Kentucky and have rolled up their sleeves to protect themselves their loved ones in their communities. I think the fact that we have vaccinated I think now 2,060,000 Kentuckians is special and it's important. We are over 84%. We believe the c. d. c. s. of Kentucky in over 65. Which is incredible. But we need to do even more. We need even more of our fellow Kentucky ins to get vaccinated before we can truly be free of COVID-19's threat. So today we're announcing to incentives that are just amazing. We know covid vaccines are like saving and now for some people they're going to be life changing In the coming weeks. Three vaccinated Kentucky in 18 years or older will become millionaires And 15 Kentucky in ages 12-17 will win full ride scholarships to a public Kentucky College University or technical or trade school which includes tuition room and board and even books. First, your shot of hope can now be your shot at a million every Kentucky in 18 and older who has received the johnson and johnson vaccine or one dose of Pfizer or Moderna can enter for a chance to win a million dollars. That's everybody that has already been vaccinated minus people who work for me in a couple of other groups and also anybody moving forward that gets vaccinated before the drawing, three separate drawings will be conducted. So three vaccinated Kentucky is out there are about to hit the jackpot with plenty of time for others to get that shot and then to get their shot. For our younger Kentucky is we have an equally big deal prize. 15 vaccinated Kentucky is 12 to 17 are receiving full ride scholarships to a public college, university technical or trade school in Kentucky. Think about that. I mean truly life changing going forward, tuition room, board textbooks if you've attended a post secondary institution recently or maybe your parent or guardian putting a child through college, you know this is a big, big expense And I said winning $1 million dollars or free education is truly life changing. It opens up untold possibilities and opportunities and hear. All you gotta do is the right thing. Get protected from a terrible virus. Help us defeat covid 19, help us reach herd immunity and maybe Just maybe end up with $1 million dollars or a free education. These drawings will be held July one july 29th In August 26, winners will be announced the day after each drawing. We need a little bit of time to contact the people. Um and to make sure we've got everything taken care of. So those means the announcements will be July two july 30th and august 27th. You can find all the information at shot at a million dot ky dot com on that website. You're going to see the portal that you need to register on. There'll be the terms and conditions, there will be a phone number for those that don't have access to the internet to sign up and we'll be getting that out in the coming weeks to if you've already gotten your shot, good for you, you're eligible. All you have to do is sign up. If you haven't gotten your shot, go get it, protect your family And get qualified for this amazing opportunity. If you're on the fence, how about a free ride to college or how about the best odds that you will ever have at winning $1 million? All you gotta do is the right thing that every public health official in America says you ought to be doing anyways. So now I'd like to welcome somebody who really helped us put this together, who has been a great partner in governing and has really shown so much vision. That's dr Aaron Thompson, President of the Kentucky Council on post secondary Education, he has been a tireless advocate for the commonwealth. He has been huge Uh, in credible leadership during COVID-19. We could not have a better person in his spot. Dr. we'll clap for you. Thank you governor. First of all, I'm assuming I'm not eligible for the million. You're not okay, Okay. I thought I'd check. But first of all, governor, I want to thank you for being the Education Governor. We're not just focusing on P12, but also higher education. This initiative actually does two things for the recovery of our economy. One, it provides really the life vision that higher education is important to have a sustainable income and a sustainable way of building wealth number to the health and safety of our people is crucial to not just the recovery of the economy, but a sustainable economy. Thank you for both. I'll look forward to being your partner throughout, not just this event, but throughout the entire term of your governance. Thank you very much. Thank you. And hopefully in the coming weeks and months dr, Thompson and I have big plans and we hope that there will be many other announcements on many other fronts to help bring us uh, into the future. What a great opportunity, Kentucky do not pass this up, protect yourself, Protect your family, help us defeat a pandemic that has killed 7000 Kentucky ins and at the same time get a shot at a million or get a shot at a free college education. Remember these vaccines are why were filled with so much hope right now. It's why we're back here in the capital, uh in person. It's why we're getting to go back to so many things. That's why June 11 is going to be such a special day. And it's why our economy is set for liftoff or as moody says recovering with gusto, help us achieve ultimate victory over Covid 19. Get your vaccine. Sign up. It might be worth a million dollars. Thank you all. Uh, we will now take, I can take about 10 minutes of questions and I got to run to an economic development call that we will all hope works out well. So we'll go left to right if we can. I'll try to get everybody tom oh, have been hearing signs and say capital is closed. Yeah, one week from today. Is that true? Hold for other state facilities, tourism related please. So tourism facilities are, are already opening up on a different schedule, like the ones out there for business. The June 11 date applying to to them right now. The capital is open for appointments and for tours and and for the Rotunda. What we're working on is the new types of guidance and rules that we know are necessary after a lot of what we've seen During COVID 19. Ultimately, this is an office building and we've got to ensure that it's not disrupted in ways that prevent the work from continuing admittedly in most people's livelihood. Uh, this is not the center of the universe. It's them wanting to get their kids back to school. It's them wanting to get back to their normal lives. And we have prioritized that, uh, in our list over getting the final rules that will keep everybody safe here at the capitol. Yeah, sure. Lawrence the dollar vaccination shot growing and the scholarships. Where is that? That's coming from that original coronavirus Relief Act funds. So not from the american Rescue Plan Act funds, but from the remaining amounts of, of the original dollars that were provided to us. We got money as well as part of the agreement. That was that was a direct federal program coming down from the federal government. That that goes directly to the state here. For us, our housing corporation, that was directly appropriated to us. What we had is $278 million dollars for the rest of the state. If you worked it out, Lexington and Louisville, we thought were going to get bigger allocations on their own, We still have um, uh, north of $150 million dollars analogy hated in there. And so this is going to help get those dollars out. So I believe that is in, I'm not, I think it may have been one in, in the middle of those. It was a direct federal act. It wasn't in the original coronavirus one, but there was a two and A three. So I'll get you that answer. I want to make sure you have it right time. Now. What? Wait, well, first, we wanted to do them right. Uh, and, and second, we were already seeing, um, vaccinations pick up with that June 11 date. Uh, and, and now the ability before June 11, if you're not vaccinated to take that mask off, what we want to do is keep that momentum as we go. And we've always said, we don't want to be the fastest, we're gonna be the smartest. So we watch what every other state is doing. And we tried to take the very best of each one. Also wanted to make sure that we got businesses in and and doing their part. We see Kroger doing $5 million in giveaways and then groceries for a year. Uh, So now what we're seeing are a robust group of incentives, I think if we come too early, you wouldn't see as much on the private side as well. So just trying to maximize everything that's out there. Yes, yep. Mhm. Forget, so three million people are going to win to have three, the who Three people are going to win $1 million dollars uh drawn almost a month apart from each other. Now, everyone who registers now is eligible for all three drawings. If you get your shot before the first drawing, you'll be eligible for that and the second and the third, if you get your first dose of your vaccine after the first drawing, but before the second you'll be eligible for the second and for the third, so you only have to register once, but you're gonna have time all the way up to that final drawing To get registered for at least one of them. And then it's going to be 15 Kentucky kids, ages 12-17 that win that full ride. We're gonna announce them five each time. When we looked at other states, they've done a lot of things. We did more certainly on the education side. But those are our values And that 12-17 group is incredibly important if we want school to be normal Next year, K-12, which we we really wanted to be normal and I think it will anybody else? Yeah. Mhm. Right. Right. Yes, but with one wrinkle in that. So the drawings will occur one day before the announcements, announcements will be the day after. So july 2nd will be our first big day uh where uh 5 12 to 17 year olds and 1 18 and up Kentucky and we'll have their lives changed for the better. Yeah. Okay. Well, I certainly hope so. Yes. I I think it will. What we have seen in other States is that it is it has bumped them up it as increased momentum. It also gets the word out a little bit more to, so right now, if you're on the fence and you haven't taken the time to learn about it, it's also a good incentive to call your doctor. It's a good incentive to get online to something that's not crazy. And read what some of the experts are saying. Yes, I anticipate we will see A significant increase. Now what is a significant increase in? Ohio was 30% at the start. So, um this last week was a little different because of Of the holiday weekend before that we had about 10,000 people. Um I'm sorry, we had 70,000 people uh in that last week, and and that's been a good number compared to about 48,000 a week before. So if we're kicking at that 70,000 level or higher than than well worth it. And and how we get to where we need to go. Yes. Hate 25 think. Yeah, I guess I'm curious a lot of them officials. All right. We start people. Yeah. And marines. If there discussion about leave some sort of incentive to target specific. Mhm. Yeah. Help those right. We're looking at any and every option. I was on a call with county judges the other day and then some specific area individuals and certainly the the low vaccine rate in Tennessee um much lower than ours. I believe. We do believe impacts those border counties. Just like some of the restriction differences uh, impacted them as well. It's been one of our challenges, um, you know, as we as we've moved through this uh, second pieces then getting the same information that we put out and that others put out as opposed to information coming from uh different state and and other media sources. Uh one thing we did talk to their judges about is we want to make sure that we are at all their festivals that were able to pull up mobile unit and be at any place that they think they're going to have the maximum number of people so that we can directly talk to and vaccinate individuals, whether that's wild health or one of the other groups that's out there doing those mobile vaccinations. But as we move forward, if if we need to figure out and it has to be on a different scale. Obviously what we're talking about today incentives in those counties and judges think they'd work, We're all for it now. They could also use some of the art of money for that as well. That's coming directly to them. All right, thank you all very much. And I think you all are all over.
'Shot at a Million': Everything you need to know for Kentucky's vaccine lottery
Updated: 3:37 PM EDT Jun 4, 2021
Who wants to be a millionaire?Kentucky is the latest state to announce a major vaccine incentive, now offering those who received a COVID-19 vaccine the opportunity to win $1 million or a full-ride scholarship.It's called "Shot at a Million," a vaccination incentive campaign launched by Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday. Every Kentuckian who has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can enter: those over the age of 18 are eligible to win $1 million, and those 12-14 can win a full-ride scholarship. There will be three separate drawings. During each drawing, one $1 million dollar winner will be announced as well as five full-ride scholarship winners (for a total of 15). There are dozens of questions surrounding the vaccine incentive campaign. Below, we'll attempt to answer all of your questions. DO I HAVE TO SIGN UP? AM I ELIGIBLE? Yes, you have to sign up to be eligible to win. But you only have to sign up once to enter all three drawings.YOU CAN CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP. Any permanent Kentucky resident is eligible to sign up, as long as they had had the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.In order to be eligible, Kentuckians need to apply by 11:59:59 p.m. the night before each drawing -- that's 11:59:59 p.m. on June 30, July 28 and Aug. 25.Only one entry per person will be accepted, and each entry is eligible for all future drawings. Entry requires providing your name, birthdate, email address, phone number, home address and the name and location of the place that provided you with the vaccine. Entry also requires agreement to the official rules of the drawing and agreement to allow the Kentucky Department for Public Health to verify your vaccination information.Did you get vaccinated in another state? No worries, you can still apply -- but you will still need to provide proof of vaccination to win.Winners will be removed from eligibility for future drawings.An entry confirmation will be displayed immediately after successful entry. No other confirmation will be available.WHEN ARE THE WINNERS ANNOUNCED? Winners will be announced on July 2, July 30 and Aug. 27. An exact timing of each announcement remains unclear. We will update this story as details are announced. The actual drawing will occur the day prior to each announcement (July 1, July 29 and Aug. 26) so state officials have time to verify each winner. If your entry is selected, you will be contacted via the contact information provided on your entry form.HOW DO I WIN $1 MILLION?In total, three Kentuckians will win a pre-taxed $1 million. One million-dollar winner will be chosen during each of the state's three drawings.Again, to enter for the $1 million drawing, Kentuckians have to be at least 18 years old, and have had one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by midnight before each drawing date.Official winners will be responsible for any taxes associated with the prizes. Federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the official winners. HOW DO I WIN A FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP?Kentuckians 12 to 17 years old who have received at least their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may enter to win one of 15 full scholarships to a Kentucky public college, university, technical or trade school, which includes tuition, room-and-board and books.Five winners will be announced during each drawing.Scholarship hopefuls -- ages 13 through 17 -- can enter the drawing themselves. However, they must provide contact information for their parent or legal guardian, who must validate the information before the prize is awarded. Parents or legal guardians must complete the entry for anyone age 12.CAN MY INFORMATION BE KEPT PRIVATE?Not really. The winners' names will be made public.The Commonwealth of Kentucky will not sell any information provided on this website, officials said. However, anyone who signs up for the Shot-at-a-Million drawing must consent to allow the Department for Public Health to verify your vaccination status. If you win, to accept the prize you must consent to the Release and Verification, which authorizes the Commonwealth and its agencies to release the prize winner’s name and likeness.WHERE IS THE PRIZE MONEY COMING FROM? The Kentucky Department for Public Health is using a portion of its federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to fund this public outreach campaign and initiative.WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR SAYING ABOUT IT?Kentucky's vaccination lottery is not an original idea, by any means. But the governor said state who have seen similar vaccine incentives -- notably Ohio -- have seen an uptick in vaccinations. “This is a lifesaving and now possibly life-changing opportunity,” said Gov. Beshear. “You can get your shot of hope and then enter for a shot at $1 million or a shot at one of 15 full scholarships – both protecting you from this deadly virus and possibly transforming your future.”“This initiative underscores two critical points in our state’s recovery: higher education matters and so does health and safety,” said Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson, who joined Gov. Beshear in the Capitol Rotunda for the announcement. “If we want to take advantage of the pent up demand in our economy, now is the time to get vaccinated and trained up for the next generation of jobs. I want to thank Gov. Beshear for advancing both of these priorities.”
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Kentucky is the latest state to announce a major vaccine incentive, now offering those who received a COVID-19 vaccine the opportunity to win $1 million or a full-ride scholarship.
It's called "Shot at a Million," a vaccination incentive campaign launched by Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday.
Every Kentuckian who has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can enter: those over the age of 18 are eligible to win $1 million, and those 12-14 can win a full-ride scholarship.
There will be three separate drawings. During each drawing, one $1 million dollar winner will be announced as well as five full-ride scholarship winners (for a total of 15).
There are dozens of questions surrounding the vaccine incentive campaign. Below, we'll attempt to answer all of your questions.
DO I HAVE TO SIGN UP? AM I ELIGIBLE?
Yes, you have to sign up to be eligible to win.
But you only have to sign up once to enter all three drawings.
YOU CAN CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP.
Any permanent Kentucky resident is eligible to sign up, as long as they had had the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
In order to be eligible, Kentuckians need to apply by 11:59:59 p.m. the night before each drawing -- that's 11:59:59 p.m. on June 30, July 28 and Aug. 25.
Only one entry per person will be accepted, and each entry is eligible for all future drawings.
Entry requires providing your name, birthdate, email address, phone number, home address and the name and location of the place that provided you with the vaccine. Entry also requires agreement to the official rules of the drawing and agreement to allow the Kentucky Department for Public Health to verify your vaccination information.
Did you get vaccinated in another state? No worries, you can still apply -- but you will still need to provide proof of vaccination to win.
Winners will be removed from eligibility for future drawings.
An entry confirmation will be displayed immediately after successful entry. No other confirmation will be available.
WHEN ARE THE WINNERS ANNOUNCED?
Winners will be announced on July 2, July 30 and Aug. 27.
An exact timing of each announcement remains unclear. We will update this story as details are announced.
The actual drawing will occur the day prior to each announcement (July 1, July 29 and Aug. 26) so state officials have time to verify each winner.
If your entry is selected, you will be contacted via the contact information provided on your entry form.
HOW DO I WIN $1 MILLION?
In total, three Kentuckians will win a pre-taxed $1 million.
One million-dollar winner will be chosen during each of the state's three drawings.
Again, to enter for the $1 million drawing, Kentuckians have to be at least 18 years old, and have had one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by midnight before each drawing date.
Official winners will be responsible for any taxes associated with the prizes. Federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the official winners.
HOW DO I WIN A FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP?
Kentuckians 12 to 17 years old who have received at least their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may enter to win one of 15 full scholarships to a Kentucky public college, university, technical or trade school, which includes tuition, room-and-board and books.
Five winners will be announced during each drawing.
Scholarship hopefuls -- ages 13 through 17 -- can enter the drawing themselves. However, they must provide contact information for their parent or legal guardian, who must validate the information before the prize is awarded.
Parents or legal guardians must complete the entry for anyone age 12.
CAN MY INFORMATION BE KEPT PRIVATE?
Not really. The winners' names will be made public.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will not sell any information provided on this website, officials said.
However, anyone who signs up for the Shot-at-a-Million drawing must consent to allow the Department for Public Health to verify your vaccination status.
If you win, to accept the prize you must consent to the Release and Verification, which authorizes the Commonwealth and its agencies to release the prize winner’s name and likeness.
WHERE IS THE PRIZE MONEY COMING FROM?
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is using a portion of its federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to fund this public outreach campaign and initiative.
WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR SAYING ABOUT IT?
Kentucky's vaccination lottery is not an original idea, by any means.
But the governor said state who have seen similar vaccine incentives -- notably Ohio -- have seen an uptick in vaccinations.
“This is a lifesaving and now possibly life-changing opportunity,” said Gov. Beshear. “You can get your shot of hope and then enter for a shot at $1 million or a shot at one of 15 full scholarships – both protecting you from this deadly virus and possibly transforming your future.”
“This initiative underscores two critical points in our state’s recovery: higher education matters and so does health and safety,” said Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson, who joined Gov. Beshear in the Capitol Rotunda for the announcement. “If we want to take advantage of the pent up demand in our economy, now is the time to get vaccinated and trained up for the next generation of jobs. I want to thank Gov. Beshear for advancing both of these priorities.”
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