UAE: Indian expat wins Dh15million Abu Dhabi Big Ticket jackpot

Abu Dhabi: An Indian expat won Dh15 million grand prize in Series 278 of the Big Ticket draw held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, September 3.

Sandeep Kumar Prasad, a Dubai resident, won with ticket number 200669, purchased on August 19.

The winning ticket was picked by Sabuj Miah Amir Hossain Dewan, a Bangladeshi tailor in Dubai who won Dh20million grand prize on August 3 in his first try.

When the show hosts called him, Sandeep, who works with the Dubai Drydocks, was initially sceptical in answering the call and when he finally realised the call was from Big Ticket, he said he was not watching the show.

"Oh, thank you sir, thank you...," a jubilant Sandeep screamed with joy when he was told about his win.

Hailing from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Sandeep said he bought the ticket as part of a group of 20 people. Though he has been living in the UAE for three years, Sandeep said he has been buying the ticket for only three months.

Another lucky participant, Shameem Moolathil Hamza Moolathil, won a luxury car, a BMW M440i, in the Dream Car contest.

Six participants also struck gold with Dh100,000 consolation prize each while four other contestants played live the Big Win contest and won special cash prizes reaching up to Dh150,000.