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Stillwater Boy Wins $100K Scholarship For Being Fully Vaccinated

Minnesota's "Kids Deserve a Shot" campaign offered a slew of incentives, including $200 gift cards, tickets to Vikings games and much more.

STILLWATER, MN — A Stillwater boy will have $100,000 to put towards his college education after winning a scholarship as part of Minnesota’s “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign to encourage kids to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Jude Motter won the $100,000 scholarship for being fully vaccinated, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday. Motter is one of five winners, with kids from Plymouth, Rochester and Apple Valley also receiving six-figure scholarships.

The fifth $100,000 scholarship winner is set to be announced Wednesday, Walz said.

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The “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign offered a slew of incentives, including $200 gift cards, tickets and gear from Minnesota’s professional and college sports teams, a “zookeeper for a day” experience, and much more.

Prizewinners were selected through a drawing by the Minnesota State Lottery.

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$100,000 Scholarship Winners

  1. Kaitlyn Knutson - Plymouth
  2. Ben Traux - Rochester
  3. Jude Motter - Stillwater
  4. Josiah Canpos - Apple Valley
  5. To be announced Wednesday

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