“Am I dreaming?” Australian Wins Million Dollar Vax Contest – myGC.com.au
A lucky Sydney woman is now $ 1 million richer just for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Joanne Zhu was announced today as the grand winner of the Million Dollar Vax campaign, launched by a group of philanthropists in October to help increase the country’s immunization rate.
The 25-year-old was among more than 2.74 million Australians who signed up and were in the running for the cash prize after securing the jab before the competition deadline of October 31.
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Ms. Zhu said her life-changing victory was still sinking.
“Am I dreaming is this real?” I can’t believe it, â€she said.
“I want to take my family out of China first class and put them up in a five star hotel for Chinese New Year if the borders are open.
“I am going to buy some presents for my family and invest the rest of the money so that I can earn more money in the future.”
In addition to the $ 1 million prize, $ 3.1 million worth of gift cards were also won in October, with 3,100 lucky Australians claiming daily $ 1,000 gift cards throughout the campaign.
Craig Winkler of the Million Dollar Vax Alliance said the record
“All of us behind the campaign are incredibly proud of what she has accomplished,†he said.
“It’s great to finally announce the winner and hearing his reaction was really priceless!
More than 3,600 postcodes across the country, including states with low immunization rates, rolled up their sleeves to try to win the million dollar prize.
“We have collectively shown what can happen when Australians get on board,” Winkler said.
“We are delighted with how Australia has embraced the campaign and the positive impact it has had in increasing the national immunization rate and putting us on track to exceed 90%.
“The most encouraging thing has been the late increase in entries from states such as South Australia, Queensland