More than 1.73 million vaxxed Australians have entered the $1m cash prize lottery

More than 1.7 million Aussies are already in the running to win a $1m jackpot to boost Covid vaccine rates. See which suburbs have the highest entries and see if you’re eligible.

Exclusive: More than 1.73 million Australians who have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine are already in the running for a $1 million cash prize, with Victorian suburbs taking the lead in entries.

A group of philanthropists and corporations known as the Million Dollar Vax Alliance launched the hard-to-resist campaign earlier this month in a bid to boost national vaccination rates.

With less than two weeks to go before the big prize is announced, Alliance chair Craig Winkler said they’ve been “pleased” to receive entries from thousands of areas across the country.

“We are thrilled by the number of entries we have received to date in the Million Dollar Vax campaign,” he said.

“Not surprisingly we have seen a significant spike in entries in Victoria which is a great result as it is in line with their strong vaccination rates.

“We are extremely pleased to have received entries from more than 3600 postcodes across Australia.”

Four Victorian local government areas (LGAs) dominate the list of people who have gone into the draw, followed by two NSW LGAs and one from both Queensland and Canberra.

Craig Winkler. Picture: Supplied

The alliance has been handing out 100 gift cards every day worth $1000 throughout October, in addition to the ultimate $1 million prize, which will be drawn on November 5.

Already, $1.4 million worth of gift cards have been won in daily prizes.

However, there are still more than $1.3 million worth of gift cards up for grabs in addition to the grand prize.

The milestone comes as further restrictions were lifted for people who are fully vaccinated after NSW hit its 80 per cent double-vaccination target on Saturday, a week earlier than expected.

Latest data shows more than 92 per cent of the state’s residents aged 16 and over have had one dose of vaccine, and 80.3 per cent are fully vaccinated.

The national lottery campaign was inspired by the successful Ohio ‘Vax-A-Million’ campaign in the United States, which gave $1 million to five lucky residents who had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Some of the donors include the Susan McKinnon foundation, Jasper foundation and the P & S Bassat foundation.

Others have chosen to remain anonymous as they wanted the focus to be on “giving back to the community” rather than their contribution.

Entry into the Million Dollar Vax can be made at www.milliondollarvax.com.

All Australians aged 18 and over are eligible to enter, with those already vaccinated still eligible to win, provided both vaccinations have been received by six weeks after October 31, 2021.

TOP 8 ENTRY AREAS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

BOTANY LGA, NSW

Rosebery

Botany

Mascot

Daceyville

Pagewood

Eastgardens

Hillsdale

LOWER MURRAY LGA, NSW

Cal Lal

Curlwaa

Palinyewah

Pomona

Para

Rufus

Booligal

Maude

Penarie

Hatfield

Moolpa

BRIMBANK LGA, VICTORIA

Albion

Glendale

Sunshine

Albanvale

Kealba

Ardeer

Cairnlea

Derrimut

Delahey

ESSENDON LGA, VICTORIA

Flemington

Ascot Vale

Travancore

Moonee Ponds

Aberfeldie

Essendon

CRESWICK- DAYLESFORD LGA, VICTORIA

Addingtom

Barkstead

Blowhard

Claretown

Dean

Lal Lal

Millbrook

Pootilla

Sulky

Wallace

NILLUMBIK – KINGLAKE LGA, VICTORIA

Diamond Creek

Yarrambat

Research

Nutfield

Strathewen

Doreen

Kinglake

Castella

Toolangi

GOLD COAST HINTERLAND LGA, QUEENSLAND

Advancetown

Binna Burra

Clagiraba

Tamborine

Benobble

Vanungra

Illinbah

Wonglepong

CANBERRA EAST, ACT

Kowen Forest

Beard

Hume

Pialligo

Symonston

Majura

Originally published as More than 1.73 million vaxxed Australians have entered the $1m cash prize lottery