Seems luck is on the side of a 22 year old woman in Ohio after she bagged the $1 million prize from the state’s inaugural Vax-a-Million raffle.
The lottery was launched to encourage people to receive Covid-19 vaccines amidst the slowing rate of vaccinations in the US.
Reports said the winner, Abbigail Bugenske from Silverton, was driving to her home when she received a call from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine informing her that she won.
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In a news conference on Thursday, Bugenske said she came home screaming that she’s going to be a millionaire but her parents told her to check if it was a prank.
She said vaccines have always been in her medical history adding that gettingvthe COVID-19 jab was a pretty easy decision to go.
“I would encourage anyone to get the vaccine. If winning $1 million isn’t enough, I don’t know what would be,” Bugenske said.
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The mechanical engineer at GE Aviation said she has no plans to quit her job as she aims to buy a new car, donate some her prize to charity while the rest would likely be invested.
Meanwhile, Joseph Costello from Englewood won the college scholarship prize.
The winners were selected in a random drawing last Monday. (RA)
