Earlier this week, the Quebec government announced the winner of the big $1M cash prize to Williams Carrière, from Montérégie, for having been inoculated with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccine lottery offered cash prizes for adults and two $10,000 scholarships for those aged 12-17, who have received their first dose, on top of the big $1-million dollar cash prize.
In addition, sixteen $20,000 scholarships were drawn on Sept. 3 for teens who’ve received both doses:
- Alexis Côté from Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Vicky Delisle from Laval
- Emanuel Bédard from Center-du-Québec
- Charlie Noël from Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Camille Bouchard from Quebec City
- Raphaël Blais from Center-du-Québec
- Rose Gauthier from Montreal
- Francis Hénault from Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
- Alexandra Audet from the Outaouais
- Rothnisa Leav from Montreal
- Maria-Jane Boudreau from Montreal
- Jasmin Leclerc from Chaudière-Appalaches
- Eric-Samuel Guillen Palacios from Montreal
- Samuel Gagné from Chaudière-Appalaches
- Samira Gagnon-Kilic from Quebec City
- Auceane Malo-Gagné from Montérégie
According to CTV News, “Businesses also participated by offering prizes to winning participants, including a seven-night stay at a Cancun resort from Air Canada, Aeroplan points, a spa package at Montreal’s Bota Bota, a 90-minute round trip flight on a Bombardier jet, and 25 iPhone 12s from Fizz.”