From left: Mahzooz draw winners Aida, Jebel and Lolyn. SUPPLIED

3 Filipinas in UAE win Dh100,000 each in Mahzooz

Three Filipina expatriates in the UAE are now Dh100,000 richer after winning the weekly raffle draw of Mahzooz, organisers revealed on Wednesday (February 22). The Filipinas, with winning tickets 30365928, 30537666, and 30570248, won on Saturday (February 19) at the Mahzooz Super Saturday Draw. The draw also saw 731 winners take home a total of Dh1.5 million in cash prizes, with 10 of them sharing the second prize of Dh1 million. Jebel, a 34-year-old mother of two, has been in the UAE for the past ten years and works as a customer service representative in Dubai. Jebel is a regular participant in Mahzooz, and takes part in the draws every weekend. She entered the last draw like she normally does but was shocked to see her name and respective ID among the winners. Jebel's dreams are modest. Beside immediately buying new clothes for her two little children, she intends to start a small business back home in the Philippines. Meanwhile, 39-year-old Lolyn, a personal driver in Fujairah who has lived in the UAE for the past 17 years, chose her numbers on a whim after only participating a few times. After hearing from a friend that she had won, she couldn't sleep and instead thought about all the things she could do with her winnings. "I couldn't sleep the whole night. I was on cloud nine and couldn't stop smiling. I'm ecstatic! This money will be used to build a new house for my family back home. I have not yet informed my family of my victory, but I am confident they will be pleased. This money provides me with the opportunity to change my life,” Lolyn said. Similarly, 52-year-old Aida, mother to a 24-year-old daughter, was extremely surprised to see that she had won. She has been living in Dubai for 13 years and has been a regular participant in Mahzooz for the past year. "The UAE offered me the opportunity to work and save for my future and the future of my family; thanks to Mahzooz this prize money is indeed going to help me settle all of my financial liabilities," Aida said. ICA/Expat Media ALSO READ: Guide to 5 raffle draws in UAE
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