Ohio announces 1st $1 million Vax-a-Million lottery winner

Recent University of Akron graduate Sulochana Shrestha, right, poses for a photo taken by her sister, Sushma, on campus, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Akron, Ohio. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships to entice more Ohioans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

A woman walks into Ohio's COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Cleveland. Nearly 2.8 million residents have registered for Ohio's Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive program, with participants hoping to win either the $1 million prize for adults or a full-ride college scholarship for children, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday, May 24. The winners will be announced Wednesday night at the end of the Ohio Lottery's Cash Explosion TV show, and then each Wednesday for the next four weeks. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

People walk past sign displayed for Ohio's COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Cleveland. Nearly 2.8 million residents have registered for Ohio's Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive program, with participants hoping to win either the $1 million prize for adults or a full-ride college scholarship for children, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday, May 24. The winners will be announced Wednesday night at the end of the Ohio Lottery's Cash Explosion TV show, and then each Wednesday for the next four weeks. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo, recent University of Akron graduate Matthew Yokosuk poses for photo on campus, in Akron, Ohio. In the week after Ohio Gov. Mike announced a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships to entice more Ohioans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the number of Ohioans age 16 and older who started the coronavirus vaccination process jumped 33 per cent. However, vaccination rates are still well below where they were in March and most of April, an analysis shows. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)