In the meantime, we're hearing from one of last week's first 15 winners.
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The man, only identified as Tony, says he's lived off his savings for the last year and a half.
"It's been a rough year and a half for me and for everybody else out there," he said. "It's nice to have this extra money come in."
RELATED: The California vaccine lottery: How it works, how to enter
City-wide scramble to vaccinate more people before 6/15 reopening
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The state's vaccine incentive lottery program offers $116.5 million in prizes for Californians who get vaccinated. That includes prizes of $50,000 each for 30 people, drawn at random last Friday and on June 11. The state is also giving out $2 million in $50 Target gift cards for those who get vaccinated.
The state will choose 10 winners of the $1.5 million grand prize on Tuesday, the same day most restrictions on social distancing and other protocols are lifted.
More details are available at covid19.ca.gov/vax-for-the-win.