The state said it would award $10 million in total prizes in an effort to increase the number of people getting vaccine jabs.
New Mexico said it plans to award a $5 million grand prize to one resident who has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
It would be the largest cash incentive offered in the country so far in hopes of beating back the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.” sweepstakes, which will award $10 million throughout the summer. Four winners will be selected each week for five weeks and given $250,000 in cash before a final grand prize winner is drawn in early August.
Entrants must be 18 or older and have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. The grand prize winner must be fully vaccinated by the time of the final drawing. Drawings will begin in mid-June and the funds will come from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. “Getting vaccinated is the right thing to do — for yourself, for your family and for your state,” Lujan GrishamIn just a few hours, 25,000 New Mexicans had registered for their chance to win.
And that's not all! New Mexicans receiving shots at vaccine sites across the state will be eligible for staycations, state parks and museum passes -- and more!
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