Two Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,50,054) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw.
The winners— Rajeeb Rahman and Nikhilchandra Shah— bagged the prize after matching five of the six winning numbers.
First winner
32-year-old Rajeeb Rahman, who is an Indian national living in Kuwait, works as a salesman. He has been purchasing Big Tickets for the past two years with nine of his friends.
Rahman was delighted to win and has yet to decide how he will spend his winnings.
Second winner
52-year-old Nikhilchandra Shah, who hails from Mumbai, India and lives in Dubai, has been participating in the draw for the past two years with seven of his friends.
He was overjoyed when he learned about his winning and said, ‘’I am so happy, I am in shock. I didn’t expect to win today.’’
He plans to celebrate with his friends and engage in charitable activities.
Besides Rahman and Shah, Sagir Ahamed Islam from Bangladesh and Pieter de Ridder from the Netherlands also won Dirhams 100,000.
How to participate in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi
Those who purchase raffle tickets during August automatically enter a weekly electronic draw, which will see four winners walk away with Dirhams 100,000 each, every week.
Anyone who buys tickets by Thursday, August 31, will stand a chance to win a Dirhams 20 million grand prize or the other nine cash prizes on Sunday, September 3.
Tickets can be purchased online at the Big Ticket website or by visiting the shop counters at Abu Dhabi International Airport and Al Ain International Airport.
