https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/15/who-won-californias-1-5-million-covid-vaccine-lottery/ > If you’re vaccinated and get a call from a 916 area code in the next couple of days, make sure you answer the phone. It could be a state official calling to tell you you’re a millionaire. > Capping off weeks of giveaways in a bid to convince more vaccine-wary residents to get inoculated against the deadly coronavirus, the state on Tuesday picked the 10 winners for California’s biggest COVID vaccine prizes —  $1.5 million checks — the same day we celebrated reopening after 15 months of pandemic lockdowns and restrictions.