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A 39-year-old Filipina accountant in an Abu Dhabi construction firm won Dh100,000 in the latest Mahzooz weekly draw. Joana, the winner, stated that she intends to use her winnings to purchase a farm lot in her hometown of General Santos City. "I am super happy. I plan to buy a farm lot in our place for the future," said Joana, who arrived in the UAE 14 years ago in 2008. Joana stated that she received a message from an officemate the evening of the draw informing her that she had won. "I was outside heading to the park with a friend. I checked the ticket number. Indeed, I won!" Joana mentioned that she keeps a number combination. "Just my favorite numbers that I maintain; no particular special dates," she said. She stated that she began participating in the Mahzooz draw during the pandemic two years ago. "I have been doing it every week. Though sometimes, it slips my mind to do so," Joana said. Joana is the second OFW to win Dh100,000 in this month's Mahzooz weekly draw. Mahzooz announced last week that a Filipina chef, Carrol, a 43-year-old single mother from Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu, had won Dh100,000 in the draw. According to Mahzooz, in the most recent draw last Saturday, 20 participants matched four out of five numbers and shared the second prize of Dh1,000,000, securing Dh50,000 each. Three participants shared Dh300,000 in the weekly raffle draw. Taleen from Syria, Arun from India, and Joana were the lucky winners of Dh100,000 each. The winning lottery numbers were 21329539, 21452149, and 21751557. The top prize of Dh10,000,000 is still up for grabs and will be up for grabs again in the grand draw this Saturday, Oct. 22, at 9 p.m., UAE time. To participate in Mahzooz, all entrants need to do is register at www.mahzooz.ae and buy a bottle of water for AED 35, the proceeds of which are channeled to community services for a cause through partners. Mahzooz has launched a limited-time promotion in which each bottle purchased entitles participants to a two-line entry rather than one. This doubles their chances of winning the top prize of Dh10,000,000, the second prize of Dh1,000,000, or the third prize of Dh350 in the Mahzooz grand draw. They will also be automatically entered into the weekly raffle draw, where three lucky winners will receive Dh100,000 each. They only need to buy one water bottle for Dh35 and choose two sets of five numbers. BKM/ Expat Media
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