The latest Dubai Duty Free draw was held in Concourse A of Dubai International Airport on Tuesday.Dubai: It seems that Lady Luck can't stop smiling at Keralites.
Pinto Paul Thommana, a Malayali mechanic based in Sharjah, struck gold on Tuesday when he won the $1 million prize in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw.
The 36-year-old hit the jackpot along with his friend in the latest Dubai Duty Free draw held in Concourse A of Dubai International Airport.
Thommana, working for an automotive workshop in Sharjah, won $ 1 million in Series 268 with ticket number 2465, which he purchased online, Khaleej Times reported.
The Keralite will be splitting the prize money with his friend, Francis Sebastian, also from Kerala. Sebastian had shared half of the ticket cost of Dirhams 1,000 ($ 278).
Commenting on his win, Thommana said: "Thank you, Dubai Duty Free for this amazing surprise! This will certainly go a long way for the two of us. My friend and I are excited to visit Dubai Duty Free tomorrow!"
Thommana is said to be the 128th Indian national to win $1 million (Dirhams 3.67 million) since the inception of the Dubai Duty Free draw in 1999.
Keralites have been regularly winning prizes at the big ticket draw. Keralite Harikrishnan V Nair had landed a whopping Rs 20 crore (Dh120 lakh) by winning the Big Ticket raffle draw held in January. Nishita Radhakrishna Pillai, from Parappanangadi in Malappuram, had won the Dh 10 million (approximately Rs 17,68,00,000) lottery in the Big Ticket raffle in April 2017.
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