APEX, N.C. — You could still be one of the winners of the $1-million-dollar Vaccine Lottery.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, with the Education Lottery, held the first vaccine incentive lottery drawing Wednesday morning.

A random number was generated, and that number is the key to potentially changing one lucky North Carolinian's life. State officials said it’ll take time to verify the person selected meets all of their requirements to win, but should be announced in the next few days.

In addition to the one-million-dollar winner, one teen will win $125,000 toward college funding. That number was also randomly generated Wednesday. 

There will be three more drawings every other Wednesday through August 4. While 70% of adults 30 and over have received at least one shot, those age 18 to 26 are lagging behind in getting their vaccine.

Cera Stamm turned 18 earlier this year, and qualifies for the $1 million prize. She’s hoping to hear back before heading to the University of Florida this fall. She recently had her first college orientation, saying “if you’re vaccinated, they suggest they send in your card, they have specialized dorms for people that are just vaccinated, the nicer dorms are for the people that are vaccinated.”

She was one of the first of her friends to get vaccinated back in March. At the beginning of the pandemic, her dad was diagnosed with Leukemia. Her pediatrician recommended she stay home from school all senior year. She was only able to participate in cheerleading events. While she’s been vaccinated for months, she says many in her age group don’t know about the lottery. 

“I didn’t really know until a few days ago. So I'm not sure anyone knows” Stamm said. “Just having that money for school would change my life because I know there will be student loans, and that will be hard. And not having that would be amazing.” 

Regardless of whether she wins, she said she’s glad she got vaccinated. While the University of Florida is not requiring vaccinations to attend, they are screening students to make sure they don’t have COVID-19, per CDC guidelines.