From left: Big Ticket winners Deepu, William Rodriguez and Renjith Kumar. BIG TICKET

Big Ticket Abu Dhabi: Filipino, 2 Indians win Dh100,000 each

A Filipino and two Indian nationals are now Dh100,000 richer after winning the weekly e-draw of Big Ticket, organisers announced on Friday (February 17). The weekly e-draw is part of Big Ticket’s additional promotion throughout February.

Filipino from Qatar to share Big Ticket prize with 12

Filipino winner William Rodriguez bought his Big Ticket entry on Valentine’s Day. His ticket won the second weekly e-draw. Rodriguez, who is based in Qatar, said he used to watch the live draw every month and decided to try his luck at the raffle draw. He and 12 other co-workers have been pooling their money to buy tickets every month for the past year. He plans to send his share of the prize to his family in the Philippines. Rodriguez has been living in Qatar in the past 15 years. He works as an executive driver.

Indian expat in Dubai wins Dh100,000 in Big Ticket

Indian national, Deepu, also won Dh100,000 in the e-draw. Deepu said the big win is icing to the cake as he recently moved to a new job as a graphic designer. Deepu, who has lived in Dubai for the past 12 years, will be sharing his prize with six of his colleagues. Another Indian, Renjith Kumar, also took home Dh100,000. Kumar said he first heard about Big Ticket through his father-in-law who used to live in Dubai. Kumar, a software engineer in India, said he started buying Big Ticket raffle tickets three years ago. He plans to continue buying Big Ticket so he can win the Dh15 million jackpot. The next grand draw will be on March 3.

February weekly e-draw dates

February 22 (for tickets bought between February 15 to 21) March 1 (for tickets bought between February 22 to 28) ALSO READ: Guide to 5 raffle draws in UAE
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