2 Filipinos in Dubai, 5 expats share Dh1M prize in Mahzooz

  DUBAI – Two Filipino expats in Dubai and five other winners are sharing the Dh1 million secondary prize in the Mahzooz draw, Expatmedia.net learnt on Thursday (September 9). The winners will take home Dh142,857 each after matching five out of the six winning numbers 1, 7, 17, 25, 35 and 43 during the draw last Saturday (September 4). Jovannie, a 32-year-old logistics coordinator in Dubai, said he couldn’t believe his luck after he entered the draw at the last minute. "I remembered about the weekly live draw at the last minute, so I immediately logged into my Mahzooz account and chose my numbers randomly. The next day I received a call from the Mahzooz team telling me that I had won Dh142,857. I cried tears of joy," he said. Jovannie said he will use the prize money to build a house in the Philippines. "Building my own home in my country is almost impossible with my current salary. Thankfully, with this prize money, my mother and I can have our own home soon," he said. Another Filipino winner, Jephie, said he will use his cash prize to secure the future of his family and two children back in the Philippines. The 38-year-old maintenance technician has been living in Dubai in the last seven years and has been participating in Mahzooz since it launched last year.

Jobless expat in Abu Dhabi wins share of Dh1 million in Mahzooz

For 40-year-old Bangladeshi Foqruzzaman in Abu Dhabi, winning a share of the Dh1 million prize came at an opportune time. Foqruzzaman had lost his job as an office clerk in the UAE capital and has been struggling to find a job for months. "My friends and loved ones have been helping me to survive and support my family for whom I'm the only provider," he said. The Bangladeshi said he will use the Dh142,857 that he won to resume construction of a house in his home country. “I gave my word to my grandmother that she will have a roof over her head alongside my family. I had started the construction of our modest house, but I couldn't finish it because of financial difficulties. Now, it's time to fulfil my grandmother's only wish,” he said. He will also use part of the money to start his own business and “give back to my friends who helped me get through the hardships in my life". Other winners include Nazar, a 35-year-old Pakistani living in Abu Dhabi, Kurken, a 61-year-old Armenian jewellery store owner in Dubai; Riyas from India, who works as a sales executive in Dubai; and David from the UK, who is a project manager in Dubai. ICA/Expat Media
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