Abu Dhabi: A lucky Indian man got the best possible news on Sunday morning that he has won Dh10 million in the monthly Big Ticket draw.
Dickson Kattithara Abraham, who lives in Nigeria, purchased his winning ticket No. 012027 while in transit at Abu Dhabi International Airport last month. Remarkably, it was the first time he took part in the Big Ticket raffle.
“This is a blessing for me, I was simply passing through Abu Dhabi on the way to Nigeria and I decided to buy one ticket and it turned out to be the winning one, I’m very lucky,” said Abraham, who works as an export manager.
“I never really expected to win when I purchased the ticket, I just said let’s see what will happen, and in the end something very good happened and I’m so happy,” he added.
Abraham said he had a feeling that he was a winner when he saw his phone ringing in the morning from a UAE number.
“It was early in the morning when my phone started ringing, I saw the call was coming from the UAE and I knew that today was the day they were announcing the Big Ticket winner. I was sure this wasn’t a hoax or a joke, like so many others I was waiting to see the results this morning.”
Abraham’s wife and two children live in Kerala, India. “I have many ideas about what I’d like to do with this money, I will definitely use a part of it for my family who are living in India. I called them as soon as I found out that I won, they were so happy and excited.”
Abraham said that the big money will not change him.
“My philosophy in life is that money cannot change who you are. Winning this money is definitely going to give me new opportunities, but it’s not going to change my personality or my line of thinking.
“I’m going to be the same person I was before winning Dh10 million, I was a very happy man before I won the money, and I plan to live my life more or less the same way,” he adds.
Held at Abu Dhabi International Airport every month, the Big Ticket is the country’s longest running and biggest monthly raffle draw. A tickets costs Dh500, and can be purchased online or at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Al Ain Duty Free and City Terminal Abu Dhabi.
