ST. LOUIS — The first 180 winners of the Missouri vaccine lottery program were announced Wednesday.
Of the 180 winners, 170 have provided the documentation required to be verified. The remaining 10 have until Friday at 5 p.m. to complete the process. If they don't, the prizes will be awarded to an alternate winner.
“We congratulate these 180 Missourians, not only for winning this drawing but more importantly for stepping up to do the right thing and choosing to get vaccinated,” Governor Parson said in a press release.
According to the press release, one of the children who won a $10,000 education bond is 12-year-old Cooper Norton of St. Charles. The release said his younger sister has cystic fibrosis and is too young to get the vaccine. He and the rest of his family have gotten the vaccine to protect themselves and their family members.
“You’re a little more apprehensive when it comes to your kids and making decisions for them,” said Cooper's mother Shawna Norton. “It wasn’t something we took lightly. In fact, we had multiple conversations with pediatricians and specialist doctors to ensure it was the right choice given our family dynamic."
The adult winners of cash prizes in the St. Louis area are:
- Deane Adam St. Louis St. Louis City
- Donald Biver Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Tanisha Blakeny Florissant St. Louis Co.
- Germaya Clark Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Ke'Mond Green Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Kimberly Hamor Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Sandra Hemphill Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Marques Jamison Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Angavion Jones Florissant St. Louis Co.
- Melvin Latimore Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Michelle Merritt Florissant St. Louis Co.
- Julie Mudd Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Ethan Nugen Florissant St. Louis Co.
- James'Ha Pritchard Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Ashley Reed Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Veronica Renda Ferguson St. Louis Co.
- Kylie Richardson Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Nicole Sutherlin Saint Louis St. Louis City
- Riley Vickrey Florissant St. Louis Co.
- Chelsea Williams St. Louis St. Louis
- Sandra Bange Manchester St. Louis Co.
- Elizabeth Boehne Des Peres St. Louis Co.
- Emma Breidecker Chesterfield St. Louis Co.
- Timothy Byers Saint Charles St. Charles
- Richard Davis Saint Charles St. Charles
- Jeffrey Dobrinic Glencoe St. Louis Co.
- Jason Emde Ballwin St. Louis Co.
- Julie Endraske O Fallon St. Charles
- Noah Hock Saint Charles St. Charles
- Andrew Jones Wildwood St. Louis Co.
- Sean Mcginty Ballwin St. Louis Co.
- Gary Morgan Creve Coeur St. Louis Co.
- Daniel Neeser Manchester St. Louis Co.
- Michael Pacanowski Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Cole Politte Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Peggy Reisch Dardenne Pr St. Charles
- Haley Rogers Saint Louis St. Louis Co.
- Nick Schneider Manchester St. Louis Co.
- Christine Turlin Fenton St. Louis Co.
- Dan Zhang Ballwin St. Louis Co.
- Michele Derleth Jefferson Cty Cole
- Hailey Evers Cedar Hill Jefferson
- Mark Gustafson O Fallon St. Charles
- Donna Helton House Springs Jefferson
- Richard Hollander Saint Charles St. Charles
- Lynette Kaman Eolia Lincoln
- Theresa Manzelli Arnold Jefferson
- Janet Mclard Imperial Jefferson
- Brandie Politte Festus Jefferson
- Douglas Revelle Washington Franklin
- Mackenzee Sherman Moscow Mills Lincoln
- Debra St Peter Wentzville St. Charles
- Mackenzie Tucker Tucker Troy Lincoln
- Sandra White Saint Charles St. Charles
There were also nine children in the St. Louis area who won $10,000 education bonds.