re: Anyone registering for "Shot at a Million"?

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Done....

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just did me and the wife.....waiting in line to do the kids now

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actually no, they didn't ask for that

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Didn't read the terms, but I assume you'll have to show proof of vaccination if you win...

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I would assume this is state or federal money from taxes, so why in the frick are we handing out tax money like it's the fricking lottery?

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We just selling more debt... financed by China...

i wonder if they let you register more than once?

Offical Rules

PROMOTION OVERVIEW
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is offering the chance to win $100,000 cash or a $100,000 scholarship on four consecutive Fridays, beginning July 16, 2021, as well as a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000,000 cash and one of five $100,000 college scholarships on Friday, August 13th.

ELIGIBILITY
12-17 years of age

Any individual between the ages of 12 and 17 who is a citizen of the United States and a resident of Louisiana, and who has received at least one dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, is eligible to enter for a chance to win one of nine scholarships for educational purposes.

18 years and older

Any individual age 18 or older who is a citizen of the United States and a resident of Louisiana, and who has received at least one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, is eligible to win one of four $100,000 cash prizes as well as the $1,000,000 cash grand prize.

REGISTRATION
Registration will be via a specially designed website or via a call center. After registration, a unique identifier will be created. These unique identifiers will be shared with the Louisiana Lottery for drawings. The Louisiana Lottery will generate potential winners and alternates via a randomized drawing for each weekly drawing(s) as well as for the grand prize drawing(s).

Worked fine for me right at noon.

Sucks for these people:

Excluded or Ineligible Persons
All of the following individuals are not eligible for the Shot At A Million Promotion and cannot receive any of the prizes awarded under the Shot At A Million Promotion.

LDH employees, and their respective supervisors, in the following agencies, bureaus, sections, and their “immediate family members” as defined by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, are excluded from participation in the Shot At A Million Promotion and shall not be eligible to receive a prize as a result thereof:
Employees holding the following positions: Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, Executive Counsel, all Assistant Secretaries, State Health Officer, General Counsel, and any other employee of LDH that is appointed by the Governor or Secretary of LDH;
Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Legal Services, Contracts Section;
Office of Public Health Bureau of Infectious Disease, Immunization Section
Office of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section
Office of Public Health, Bureau of Health Informatics
Office of Public Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary
Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Media and Communications
State of Louisiana employees, and their respective supervisor, in the following agencies, bureaus, sections, and their “immediate family members” as defined by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, are excluded from participation in the Shot At A Million Promotion and shall not be eligible to receive a prize as a result thereof:
Employees holding the following positions: Commissioner of Administration, Deputy Commissioner of Administration, General Counsel within the Division of Administration, and Executive Counsel within the Division of Administration;
Employees within the Office of the Governor; and
Any member of the Governor’s Cabinet
Employees of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, and their “immediate family members” as defined by the Code of Governmental Ethics, are excluded from participation in the Shot At A Million Promotion and shall not be eligible to receive a prize as a result.
In addition to the above, employees or contractors of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Louisiana Division of Administration, the Louisiana Department of Revenue, the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, and their “immediate family members” as defined by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, that have had any role in the development, initiation, or operations of the “Shot At A Million” lottery or its promotion, are excluded from participation in the Shot At a Million Promotion and shall not be eligible to receive a prize as a result thereof. Development, initiation, or operations includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Tasks related to developing and implementing the Shot At A Million Promotion;
Tasks related to rules/terms/conditions that govern the Shot At A Million Promotion, eligibility for the Promotion, or verification of eligibility to participate in the Promotion;
Tasks related to verifying whether selected individuals meet the criteria for receipt of prizes;
Tasks related to promotion or outreach of the Shot At A Million Promotion;
Tasks related to the actual operation of the Shot At A Million Promotion including, but not limited to, selection of the potential winners, verification of the potential winners, and related tasks;
Tasks related to the “call center” that will facilitate entry/registration of potential individuals into the Shot At A Million Promotion;
Tasks related, in any way, to the development, operation, or monitoring of the web page that will facilitate entry into the Shot At A Million Promotion of potential individuals via that medium;
Tasks related to the facilitation of receipt of any prizes that are to be awarded in relation to the Shot At A Million Promotion; and
Tasks directly related to the allocation of, or provision of, funding that is being utilized to provide the Shot At A Million prizes.

Asking for DL information, like everyone got an ID...

I’m stuck in a loop where it tries to redirect me to the site and times out and puts me back in the queue. Complete shite