Second Round Of Philly Vax Sweepstakes Winners Announced

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The second round of winners in the Philly Vax Sweepstakes have been selected.

This week, the families of several vaccinated Philadelphians won up to $50,000 from the sweepstakes.

Half of the winners – one $50,000, two $5,000 and three $1,000 – were chosen from the zip code of 19133, which is one of the areas of Philadelphia were vaccinations rates are low.

The rest of the winners were chosen from areas around Philadelphia.

“We are absolutely thrilled to see the level of excitement this unique sweepstakes has generated both locally and nationally, and it has been a joy to hear the stories of our winners,” said Dr. Katy Milkman, Wharton Professor and Co-Director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, in a prepared statement.

One of the $50,000 winners, who wished to remain anonymous, released the following statement:

"Disbelief, excitement and elation are all emotions I feel after winning the Philly Vax Sweepstakes. I also want to acknowledge the challenges that Philadelphians faced this year-- seeing businesses suffer, lives lost, and families try to put back the pieces together after a devastating year emotionally and financially. I would give this all back if it meant we could have prevented the pandemic. Winning is a huge gift for me and I plan on paying off almost all of my student loans, giving back to the community, and using the money to reunite with my family after almost two years and take them all out to celebrate.

"If you haven’t gotten vaccinated, please go get your free Covid-19 vaccine and help end the pandemic. I got it so I could feel safe around people and resume a more normal life, and winning the vaccine sweepstakes is just the cherry on top of feeling protected from the virus!"

The unidentified winner from the selected zip code of 19133 is a 33-year-old home health aide who lives with her four children in North Philadelphia.

The third and final round of the Philly Vax Sweepstakes is currently running, and winners will be chosen on Monday. Half of the winners in the final round will be chosen from the 19142 zip code.

Philadelphia vaccine providers have administered more than 1,750,000 vaccine doses since December. More than 907,000 Philadelphians, which is 73% of all adults, have received at least one dose of vaccine, and nearly 60% of adults are fully vaccinated.