Yet another Indian has won a jackpot in UAE and this time, the winner is an expat working in Saudi Arabia. Big Ticket Abu Dhabi on Wednesday announced that the winner of its November draw was bought the ticket number 282824 on November 9.
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The winner was identified as Rajan P.V. who hails from Kerala. He has reportedly been buying Big Ticket for the past 15 years. This time, he purchased the ticket with a group of 15 colleagues. He is working as supervisor in Saudi Arabia.
The December jackpot winner's ticket was pulled out by the winner of the previous month's jackpot, Saravanan Venkatachalam. He is an Indian expat residing in Abu Dhabi.
Ten other lucky winners bagged consolation prizes of Dh 100,000 each. These included four Indians who were identified as Tinto Jesmon, Sunil Kumar and Rakesh Kumar Kodwani, all of whom are Dubai residents and Kaimullah Shekh Mohammad Nasir who lives in Ajman.
During Wednesday's draw, Big Ticket also announced its Dream Car series winner. Bangladeshi expat Mohammed Rubel Siddique Ahmed, who purchased ticket number 020002 on November 17, will now take home a Maserati Grecale. He is a resident of Abu Dhabi.
In October, Anilkumar Bolla, 29, an Indian expat, won the first-ever Dh 100 million jackpot of the UAE Lottery. It was the largest prize ever awarded in the UAE. In a video posted by the UAE Lottery, Bolla said he wants to take his family to the UAE. He also wants to donate some amount to charity, which he believes will reach the needy. This he said would be core of his happiness.