Latest winners of Babydog vaccination lottery announced

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced the latest winners in the “Do It For Babydog” COVID-19 vaccination lottery on Wednesday, the second to last week of the drawings.

Wanda Coleman of Ronceverte is the latest to win $1 million. She joined dozens of her former coworkers at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg for what they believed to be a ceremony to honor a recently-retired staff member.

Coleman was surprised by First Lady Cathy Justice and Babydog with a $1 million check as the governor spoke in front of the room about the importance of vaccination.

A surgical team member at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston was given the surprise of a brand-new, custom-outfitted truck. Ellen Taylor, a perfusionist, was personally greeted by Governor Jim Justice and Babydog on Wednesday outside of the hospital with her new Jeep.

“I think my brain just shut off. I was shocked. I thought I was going to a meeting,” she said.

Ellen Taylor, a perfusionist at CAMC, won a truck on Wednesday.

Taylor, from the northern panhandle of the state, said she was vaccinated in December with frontline workers when the vaccine was first rolled out.

Taylor said she has seen the wrath of the coronavirus first hand.

“Seeing all these people sick in the ICU with COVID is awful. Family members and these patients are asking for the vaccine while in the ICU,” she said.

Earlier in the day, Justice also surprised Michael Quinn from the community of Hacker Valley in Webster County, presenting him with a custom-outfitted truck.

Michael Quinn from the community of Hacker Valley in Webster County won a truck on Wednesday.

John Fox of Martinsburg and Keelin Howes of Buckhannon were named as the winners of two full four-year scholarships to any public institution in the state.

Additional prize winners:

Lifetime Hunting License Winners
Michael Constantino, Bluefield
Christina Evans, Maysville
Patricia Fortner, Rhodell
Madeline Taylor, Elkview
John Wiseman, Charleston

Lifetime Fishing License Winners
Paul Mattox, Hurricane
Julie Payton, Mt. Lookout
Kimberly Strickler, Maysville
Jacob Walker, Huntington
Joseph Wolfe, Buckhannon

Custom Hunting Rifle Winners
Franz Alarcon, Martinsburg
Sheena Burwell, Morgantown
Michael Cummings, Sutton
Belinda Haynes, Belle
Robert Masters, Morgantown

Custom Hunting Shotgun Winners
Jacqueline Boatright, Parkersburg
Beverly Casto, Kenna
Alyssa Lipscomb, Greenwood
Tomela Paden, Sistersville
Allen Park, Augusta

State Park Weekend Getaway Winners
Elizabeth Adkins, Daniels
Marvin Carr, Beaver
Casey Casto, Elkins
Jeffrey Cooper, Huntington
Sallie Davis, Morgantown
William Dent, Washington
Chris Efaw, Mannington
Kristie Hadley, Martinsburg
Billy Hatfield, Gilbert
Mark Jones, Bruceton Mills
Kenneth Kendall, Clarksburg
Daniel Linger, Burnsville
Richard Lynch, Elk Garden
Greg McCray, Winfield
Trina McDaniels, Sophia
Samantha Muller, Charleston
Travis Osborn, Bluefield
Terron Pendelton, Grafton
Nathan Plum, Arthurdale
Paula Schlegel, Wheeling
Franklin Snodgrass, South Charleston
McKenzie Stewart, Oceana
Jacquelin Tanner, Huntington
Hunter Williams, Fairmont
Jian Yang, Huntington





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