Mass VaxMillions Giveaway Drawing Dates Announced

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration and the Massachusetts State Lottery is reminding the public that registration for the Massachusetts VaxMillions giveaway will begin on July 1.

Residents age 18 and older who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to each drawing will have the opportunity to enter to win one of five $1 million cash prizes. Residents between 12 and 17 years of age who are fully vaccinated prior to each drawing may enter for the chance to win one of five $300,000 scholarship grants.

An entry before one of the weekly entry deadlines makes the entrant eligible for all of the weekly drawings that take place after that date. Drawings will be held once a week for five weeks beginning Monday, July 26 and continuing every Monday through Aug. 23. The registration deadline for each drawing is the Thursday before the drawing, starting on July 22.

Residents must be fully vaccinated before registering, but if they are not vaccinated by the registration date for a certain drawing, they will still have the opportunity to complete vaccination and register for subsequent drawings. Residents will have to enter only once to qualify for all drawings occurring after the date of their registration.

Massachusetts residents 18 years of age and older who have received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, will have a chance to win one of five $1 million cash prizes.

Massachusetts residents between 12 and 17 years of age who have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine will have a chance to win one of five $300,000 scholarship grants via a 529 College Savings Plan managed by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA). Funds in a 529 plan can be applied to cover tuition, room and board, and related expenses at any college, university, or technical or trade school or other post-secondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student-aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Winners with a qualifying disability may elect instead to receive an equivalent financial contribution to a special-needs trust or federally qualified ABLE account to cover qualified expenses.

Only lawful, permanent residents of Massachusetts who are fully vaccinated can enter the drawings. Residents must have received their vaccine doses in Massachusetts, and must be fully vaccinated prior to submitting their entry.

For more information on the Mass VaxMillions Giveaway, visit mass.gov/vaxmillions.