2 Indian, Bangladeshi expats win Rs 22.43 lakh each in Big Ticket draw

Abu Dhabi : Two Indian and a Bangladeshi expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,43,407) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on May 11.
The winner of the draw Neethu Regi Kuriakose, Rajukumar Chittyala and Mohammed Minhajuddin— bagged the prize after matching five of the six winning numbers.
First winner 33-year-old Neethu Regi Kuriakose is a Indian national living in Kuwait from the past seven years. She will be sharing the prize money with group of friends.
Neethu did not expect to win the electronic cash prize, and that it came as a big surprise to her when she received a call from Big Ticket representatives.
She plans to donate a portion of her share to a charity and save the rest.
Also Read Dubai opens three new beaches for night swimming Second winner Rajkumar Chityalla is from India and currently living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He has been buying Big Ticket draw tickets on his own for the past year and has advised all customers to keep buying, because one day they too might win.