Dubai
Indian housewife Shanthi Achuthan Kutty became the lucky winner of $1million from the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Promotion drawn yesterday.
The woman, who won the lottery with her ticket no. 4664 in Series no. 242, said she couldn’t believe her luck as she spoke to Dubai Duty Free over the phone on her new-found wealth.
She is about to have the experience of a lifetime as she will be claiming the jackpot soon.
Following the draw in Concourse B at Dubai International Airport, the presentation to a previous Millennium Millionaire winner also took place.
Another Indian expat became the owner of a luxury car through the raffle Finest Surprise draw took place directly after the Millennium Millionaire.
The lucky winner to take home the stylish Ducati bike in Series no. 304 ticket no. 0400 was Thomas Clement, a 50-year-old biker.
Clement, who works in FedEx Customer Care was thrilled when he heard of his win.
“It is rewarding to receive a call from Dubai Duty Free since I’m a regular participant of the Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise promotions, and I thank Dubai Duty Free for such a great surprise and look forward to receiving my brand new bike,” he said.
Previous winners receive prizes
Hamid Latif Zainel who had become a dollar millionaire in Series 241 with ticket no. 3958, flew in from Qatar to Dubai and attended the presentation and witnessed the draw yesterday.
He said: “I would like to thank Dubai Duty Free for such a memorable day in my life!”
Following the Finest Surprise draw, Dubai Duty Free presented a BMW 750Li xDrive M Sport to Manuchandran Gopalakrishna Pillai, an Indian national living in Sharjah. He won the brand new car in Series no. 1653 ticket no. 0201.
The latest Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw and presentations were conducted by Dubai Duty Free officials headed by Colm McLoughlin, executive vice chairman and CEO, Ramesh Cidambi,chief operating officer, Salah Tahlak, executive vice president – corporate services and Sinead El Sibai, senior vice president – Marketing, said a press release.
