Indian Expat Bags AED 15 Million in Big Ticket Draw, Pays off Backbreaking Loans
Other big prizes up are for grabs in the Abu Dhabi raffle over the next few weeks.
It looks like some amount of gambling can pay off... especially for expat Tushar Deshkar in the UAE. In the case of this Abu Dhabi resident, it wasn’t the House that won, but he. The middle-income Deshkar is now 15 million dirhams richer. Indeed, the fortunate gentleman was the proud bearer of lucky ticket number 334240 which he had bought on July 31st, 2024 in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle draw. He hit the jackpot after a year of playing this game.
But it seems Deshkar wasn’t counting on his lucky stars for the Saturday, August 3rd pick. Indeed, when these pennies from heaven fell, he was not even at the site where his name was announced live. The good news reached his ears a short while later, courtesy a phone call from show’s hosts – Richard and Bouchra. “Is this true?” was the winner’s incredulous reply.
Now this gobsmacked family man can spend the spoils by paying off heavy loans and realising the dreams of his household. He even has enough left over to share with a trio of friends. How’s that for being a real pal! For others who want to try their hand at this game of fortune, here are the other attractive prizes from the Big Ticket draw:
1) 15 Million Dirhams from a draw again this month (August).
2) 50,000 Dirhams from an electronic draw the day after purchaser buys a ticket.
3) 100,000 Dirhams and a Range Rover Velar SUV worth 325,000 Dirhams for 10 participants during a live draw on September 3, 2024
Tickets for the above can be bought online at www.bigticket.ae or at the in-store counters in either the Al Ain Airport or the Zayed International Airport. It seems like the prizes are big for relatively small stakes. So who’s up for staking their claim?
