SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Some guy in California named Tony is $50,000 richer because he got vaccinated.That's because he was one of the ‘Vax for the Win’ vaccine lottery winners last week, according to Gov.
Gavin Newsom's office, which tweeted a video of him saying how grateful he was for the cash."It’s been a rough year, a year and a half, for me and everyone else out there," Tony said on the video. "So it’s nice to have this extra money come in."He also said he didn't believe that he won at first. "I got the call last Friday," he said. "At first, I thought it was a joke, so I ignored it." The highly produced video clip shows him embracing his dog, holding a wine glass full of orange juice and getting his shot at a drive-thru clinic.