UPDATE (3:03 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21): A West Virginia University nurse has become the next West Virginia millionaire after Governor Jim Justice presented her with the check Wednesday afternoon.
Denise Morrison, who works as a charge nurse in Ruby Memorial Hospital’s Surgical Services department, and dozens of her coworkers at WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown were called in for what they believed to be a simple meeting with the Governor.
The Governor then presented a ceremonial check for $1 million to Morrison.
UPDATE (11:57 a.m. on Wednesday, July 21): Charleston’s own Hope To was presented with the keys to her brand-new custom truck at the Governor’s mansion on Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: Here is the initial list of winners for the fifth “Do it for Babydog” drawing. The winners of the two trucks and the $1 million will be announced later on Wednesday.
| “DO IT FOR BABYDOG” PRIZE WINNERS – JULY 21, 2021 Million Dollar Winner Denise Morrison, Morgantown Custom Truck Winners Hope To, Charleston Shannon Cook College Scholarship Winners Tyson Bennett, Falling Waters Kiera Blankenship, Gilbert Lifetime Hunting License Winners Parke Bradley, Morgantown William Haynes, Vienna Misty Lipscomb-Poole, Parkersburg Dee E. Moore, Clarksburg Robyn Smith, Tornado Lifetime Fishing License Winners Taniaya Duley, Huntington Tina Good, Advent Brady G. Howell, Proctor Vicki Hypes, Nettie Donna Jennings, Thornton Custom Hunting Rifle Winners Brandon Fox, Oak Hill George Ingels, New Haven Tammy Ridenour, Morgantown Amber Shaffer, Elkins Joey Thompson, Point Pleasant Custom Hunting Shotgun Winners Ruby Anderson, Gandeeville Melissa Butler, Bluefield Keith Leon Nelson, Arbovale Kelly Schoolcraft, Elkview Randi Ward, Vienna State Park Weekend Getaway Winners David Asbury, Poca Brittany Baker, Point Pleasant Dwayne Brown, Martinsburg Ashton Carr, Greenville Shannon Coley, Oak Hill Casey Davis, Williamstown Pamela Dunn, Princeton Matthew Fleshman, Wayside Gregory Gibson, Point Pleasant Keith Gilkey, South Charleston Michael Harding, Elkins Deva Holub, Shepherdstown Patricia Kester, Shirley Michael Lane, Bluefield Arlie Lee, Augusta Rebecca Lynn, Fairmont Bonnie Marshall, Lewisburg Daniel Martin, Morgantown Jackie Mounts, Ranger Laci Proietti, Keyser Anita Reed, Alderson Tonette Sugg, South Charleston Robert Weikle, Racine Stephanie White, Morgantown Melisa Williamson, Vienna |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice will announce winners of the state’s fifth round of the “Do it for Babydog” vaccine lottery Wednesday, July 21.
The winners for this round of the lottery were drawn on Monday, July 19. According to the lottery website, officials with the State of West Virginia will contact those who win. Additional requests for information may be necessary to claim a prize, and that information will need to be verified before the winner can receive their prize.
For the fourth drawing, Justice announced several of the winners early in the morning and then traveled around the state with Babydog to Riverside, Nettie and Bridgeport to surprise the $1,000,000 and Custom Truck winners.
Prizes for this week’s drawings include a $1,000,000 cash prize, two custom outfitted trucks, two full four-year scholarships to any public institution in the state, 25 weekend getaways to West Virginia State Parks, five lifetime hunting licenses, five lifetime fishing licenses, five custom hunting rifles and five custom hunting shotguns.
If you missed Sunday night’s deadline to sign up for this drawing, there are still two more drawings and plenty of time to sign up to win them. Click here to find out how to sign up for the lottery.
We will keep you updated online at wowktv.com as this week’s winners are announced.
