Big Ticket Rewards Five Expats AED 1 Million Each

In Big Ticket Series 288, five expats from Bangladesh and India each won AED 1 million, making the total consolation prize value AED 5 million. It is another big moment in Big Ticket’s tradition of changing lives.

Winner stories

Lancy Paris

Lancy Paris, originally from India, was happy to learn that his Big Ticket entry was a winning one. Ticket number 434420 brought him the prize and a very special surprise.

Upendran Siju

Upendran Siju, 40, from Kerala, India, works as an Operations In-Charge and has lived in the UAE for 20 years. He learned about Big Ticket through the website and friends, and has been joining every month for the past nine years with a group of 20 people.

He said, “I was so happy and so surprised when I got the call.” This is his first Big Ticket win. He chose the winning ticket because it felt lucky at the time. After years of trying, this win came as a great reward.

Upendran plans to use his share of the prize money to pay off personal loans. He has already bought his ticket for next month’s draw. He also encouraged others to stay hopeful and said, “Keep trying. Just because you haven’t won now doesn’t mean you never will.”

Sivaprasad Raveendran

Sivaprasad Raveendran, 50, is an oil and gas supervisor from Kerala, India. He has lived in the UAE for 29 years. He first heard about Big Ticket through the website and has been taking part every month for 12 years with a group of 27 people.

This is his first win after many years of regular participation. He said, “I felt so happy. The prize will be split among our group, and with my share, I plan to support my family back home, especially my daughter, who is studying in Kerala.”

He said he will keep taking part and is already looking forward to the next draw. He also encouraged others to try every month, saying, “Everybody should try it. In the future, you might be the one who wins.”

Mohammad Atik Hasan

Mohammad Atik Hasan, originally from Bangladesh, was very happy to know that his Big Ticket purchase became a winning one. Ticket number 359685 was the lucky entry for him.

Akhil NB

Akhil NB, 32, from Kerala, India, works as a team leader at the airport and has lived in the UAE for four years with his family. He found Big Ticket through the website and joined for the first time with five friends.

He picked his ticket after shuffling the numbers until one sequence stood out to him. He said, “At first, I couldn’t believe it. I checked the Big Ticket website myself, and once I knew it was real, I was so happy.”

The prize will be split among the group, and Akhil said he will most likely invest his share for future savings. He said the win encouraged him to take part again and told others, “Try your luck, and it will definitely work out.”

Congratulations to all the winners.

Big Ticket July promotion

Big Ticket is making this season more exciting with its July promotion. One lucky winner will take home the AED 20 million grand prize during the live draw on 3 August. Five more winners will each receive AED 100,000 in consolation prizes on the same night.

Three weekly e-draws are still left, and four winners will get AED 25,000 each. Customers can watch the weekly e-draws live on the Big Ticket YouTube channel at 7:30 PM.

Anyone who buys one Big Ticket during July will also enter The Big Spin. Three participants will be picked in the 3 August live draw and will play the game on 3 September, where each person can win up to AED 1 million.

The Big Ticket Dream Car promotion is also still running this summer, with two luxury cars available. The Maserati Grecale draw will be on 3 August, and the Land Rover Defender draw will be on 3 September.

With AED 20 million, AED 100,000 consolation prizes, weekly AED 25,000 wins, Dream Car draws, and The Big Spin, Big Ticket is giving customers many reasons to join this summer.

Tickets are available online at www.bigticket.ae or at retail locations across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.

• Abu Dhabi: Zayed International Airport, Mohamed Bin Zayed City, Morafiq Mussafah, Mina Zayed Port Morafiq, and Morafiq Madinat Zayed.
• Al Ain: Al Ain Airport and Morafiq City Check-In in Al Ain.
• *The Morafiq stores are open daily from 10am to 10pm.

Weekly E-Draw Schedule - July

• Week 2: Purchase from 9 to 15 July | E-draw on 16 July (Thursday)
• Week 3: Purchase from 16 to 22 July | E-draw on 23 July (Thursday)
• Week 4: Purchase from 23 to 31 July | E-draw on 1 August (Saturday)