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Missouri:
In order to boost vaccination percentages, Missouri has established an inventive program for residents who have been vaccinated or will be vaccinated in the near future.
The State of Missouri has divided applicants into three groups: Red, White, and Blue. The Red group is Missourians over the age of 18 who received at least the first dose of the vaccine on or after July 21, 2021.
The White group is also Missourians over the age of 18, but those who received at least the first dose of the vaccine before July 21, 2021. Both of these groups have a chance to win the prize of $10,000 cash.
The Blue group is composed of Missourians between the ages of 12 and 17 who have received the vaccination at any time. The prize for this group is a chance to win $10,000 in an education savings account.
There are five rounds of the Missouri vaccination incentive drawing, with 80 winners in the Red group, 80 winners in the White group, and 20 winners in the Blue group.
The drawing timeline is as follows: July 21 - Registration opens
Aug 11 - Entries accepted through 11:59pm
Aug 13 - Winners are drawn
Aug 25 - Announcement of confirmed winners of Round 1
Aug 25 - New entries accepted through 11:59pm. Previous entries roll over.
Aug 27 - Winners are drawn
Sept 8 - Announcement of confirmed winners of Round 2
Sept 8 - New entries accepted through 11:59pm. Previous entries roll over.
Sept 10 - Winners are drawn
Sept 22 - Announcement of confirmed winners of Round 3
Sept 22 - New entries accepted through 11:59pm. Previous entries roll over.
Sept 24 - Winners are drawn
Oct 6 - Announcement of confirmed winners of Round 4
Oct 6 - New entries accepted through 11:59pm. Previous entries roll over.
Oct 8 - Winners are drawn
Oct 20 - Announcement of of confirmed winners of Round 5
While the first two rounds are over, there is still time to enter before the next deadline. For more information, visit covidvaccine.mo.gov/win/
Missouri S&T:
Just like the state of Missouri, Missouri S&T has implemented an incentive program to encourage students to get vaccinated. Enrolling into the drawings is as easy as logging onto your Student Health Portal and uploading a photo of your vaccine card.
After having your vaccine card uploaded, you can enter to be put in drawings through coronavirus.mst.edu/win/
Unlike the state of Missouri, these drawings don’t start until the third week of classes. The drawings will occur on Sept 10, Sept 17, Sept 24, Sept 29, Oct 8, and Oct 15.
The prizes include:
Lunch at S&T’s Experimental Mine, tour of the mine and blow something up (with the supervision of your tour guide, Dr. Catherine Johnson)
Half-day ride-along and lunch with University Police Chief Doug Roberts
$5,000 scholarship (five winners)
$2,500 scholarship (five winners)
$1,000 scholarship (10 winners)
$500 scholarship (20 winners)
Two tickets to St. Louis Cardinals vs. Padres baseball game at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, in St. Louis (six winners)
Two tickets to St. Louis Cardinals vs. Padres baseball game at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in St. Louis (four winners)
Two tickets to St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs baseball game at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in St. Louis (three winners)
Two tickets to St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs baseball game at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, in St. Louis (three winners)
Segway Moped and parking spot (one winner)
Ninebot KickScooter (one winner)
Laptop computer, value up to $1,300 (two winners)
iPad Air (two winners)
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle advanced building set model with Harry Potter minifigures (two winners)
Apple Watch, value up to $400 (three winners)
Guest DJ a KMNR show (three winners)
PlayStation 4 Pro (four winners)
Nintendo Switch console (four winners)
Free S&T parking pass for one year (four winners)
AirPods with charging case (five winners)
One year of Amazon Prime (five winners)
Big Joe FUF large beanbag chair (six winners)
$50 Amazon gift card (10 winners)
$50 Walmart gift card (10 winners)
The Northface backpack (15 winners)
Yeti Rambler (20 winners)
More information can be found at coronavirus.mst.edu/win/
