The Lexus mega raffle that will be held every day during Dubai Shopping Festival 2004, which will run from January 15 to February 152004, will be the biggest draw since the inception of DSF in 1996.

There will be daily and weekly winnings of Lexus cars and Emaar Villas respectively.

"Each day the winner will get a Lexus RS-330, which is a 4x4, a Lexus ES-300, which is a saloon, and Dh150,000 in cash; the total value of his winnings will be Dh420,000," said Ibrahim Saleh, chief operations officer, Dubai Shopping Festival.

The Lexus dealers are allowing the winner to return the car in lieu of cash this time as well.

"The surprise element that is in effect this year is that all the remaining tickets from each day will go into a weekly draw, where the winner will be the proud owner of a luxurious villa in the Emaar Springs project," he added.

The draws have become one of the biggest events of DSF. Khalid Fayad, marketing manager, Lexus, said: "The new Lexus cars are fully loaded and adhere to what Lexus customers have come to expect, considering the prestige value and high quality."

Mansour Al Othaimin, corporate sales and marketing director, Emaar Properties, said: "This year's lucky winners can also look forward to winning four luxurious villas at Emaar's exclusive Springs development."

The sale of tickets for the Lexus draw will start today, with 41 Enoc/Eppco stations throughout Dubai having been chosen. They will also be available at kiosks in Deira City Centre, Gold Souq, Al Fahidi Street, Baniyas Square and the Global Village.

There will be 5,000 tickets in every draw, each ticket selling at Dh200. The first draw will take place on the first day of DSF, January 15, and there will be a draw daily till the last day, February 15.