AlDanah Millionaire earns a spot in the Guinness Book of Records
For the second time, holding the title of the world’s largest cash prize linked to a bank account
Mohammad Al-Qattan: We are proud to announce that the AlDanah Millionaire account has entered the Guinness World Records for the second time, transforming the dreams of our customers into reality.
Guinness: We are delighted to announce that Gulf Bank has broken the previous record by meeting all the necessary requirements.
For the second time in its history, the grand prize of the AlDanah millionaire account has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records. This recognition marks it as the largest cash prize linked to a bank account worldwide. During the ceremony, Mr. Mohammad AlQattan, Consumer Banking General Manager at Gulf Bank, received the award from the Guinness representative.
Expressing pride in this achievement, Al-Qattan stated, “We are honored to be featured in the Guinness Book of Records for the second time.The AlDanah Millionaire draw’s top prize was previously recognized in 2016 as the largest reward linked to a bank account globally. This year, it has once again achieved the same prestigious status, transforming the dreams of our customers into reality.
Annual Draws
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the AlDanah millionaire account, Gulf Bank has raised the annual grand prize from KD 1 million to KD 2 million. This account is one of the oldest and most prestigious savings accounts in Kuwait and was designed to encourage a culture of savings in society, and reward customers for their commitment to saving on a regular basis.
Gulf Bank’s AlDanah account offers monthly opportunities to win KD 1,000 to ten lucky winners, in addition to two quarterly draws with KD 100,000 prizes each, a semi-annual draw prize of KD 1 million and a grand draw prize of KD 2 million.
The AlDanah account is open to both Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti residents in Kuwait. A minimum of KD 200 is required to open an account, and the same amount must be maintained for customers to be eligible for the upcoming AlDanah draws. If the customer’s account balance falls below KD 200 at any given time, a KD 2 monthly fee will be charged to the account, until the minimum balance is met. Customers who open an account and/or deposit more will enter the daily draw within two days.
Gulf Bank encourages AlDanah
customers to raise their chances of winning by increasing their depositing amount, using the electronic payment service available through the bank’s website and mobile application.
Criteria for Guinness World Records Registration
Guinness World Records serves as the ultimate authority in recognizing record-breaking achievements. Established in the early 1950s, Guinness achieved record sales in the United Kingdom with its inaugural version.
With a team of professional experts
specially trained to manage records, Guinness World Records conducts thorough research and investigations to validate the authenticity of each record. The organization maintains the highest standards of accuracy and enforces strict policies governing the decision to grant the World Record Award.
All records must adhere to criteria such as measurement, achievement, standardization, verification, uniqueness, and universality. Candidates are required to submit an application
with the necessary evidence to demonstrate the accomplishment.
In October 2016, Gulf Bank submitted its application to Guinness World Records for the AlDanah Millionaire Draw Prize. The Guinness Records Management team meticulously examined the application for acceptance. Following this, the Guinness team assessed the application against the specified criteria and confirmed that Gulf Bank’s Al Danah Millionaire account holds the record for the largest prize associated with a bank account globally.
This outstanding achievement was confirmed once again in 2024, for the second time.
AlDanah Millionaire Documentary
To mark the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the AlDanah Millionaire Account, Gulf Bank has created a documentary chronicling the account’s evolution from its inception. The documentary explores how the AlDanah Millionaire Account has positively transformed the lives of numerous individuals and families, propelling them to join the esteemed list of millionaires.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.:
Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” on Friday with its 2024 Man of the Year Award.
Keoghan, who also starred in the comedy psychological thriller “Saltburn” and the World War II drama series “Masters of The Air,” was presented with a pudding pot before being invited to attend a performance of Hasty Pudding’s 175th production “Heist Heist Baby!”
During the roast, Keoghan, who is Irish, was pressed into a boxing match with “Mr. Irish Potato Famine,” played by an actor in a comically oversized suit and hat. He also participated in an awkward romantic comedy scene at the end of which he planted his face in a dish of spaghetti.
Keoghan, who acted in “The Eternals” about a race of immortal beings, confessed during the roast that his favorite Avenger was the Hulk and then changed it to Iron Man when he briefly thought Robert Downey Jr., the actor who plays Iron Man, was in the audience.
And at the end of the roast, the BAFTA award winning Keoghan was presented with a “BAFTUB” award - a bathtub-sized award that Keoghan climbed into - before being forced to don a bra adorned with cartons of Morton Salt and cardboard flames.
Speaking to reporters after the roast, Keoghan said he was honored to be in the same category of the other actors who have received the award.
“I’ve seen Paul Newman’s name and some of the others,” he said. “It’s just an honor isn’t it?” (AP)
LONDON:
A major work by surrealist painter René Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month.
Christie’s auction house announced Saturday that it will offer “L’ami intime” (The Intimate Friend) at a March 7 sale in London marking a century of the surrealist movement in art.
The painting includes several of the Belgian artist’s signature motifs, including a bowler-hatted man and fluffy white clouds on a blue sky. In this painting, completed in 1958, the man is shown from behind, facing out over a hilly landscape. A baguette and a wine glass hover in the foreground.
Olivier Camu, Christie’s deputy chairman for Impressionist and modern art, said the “highly poetic, highly dreamy” painting is among the handful of most important Magritte works in private hands. Last exhibited publicly in Brussels in 1998, it’s being auctioned for the first time since 1980, and has a pre-sale estimate of between 30 million and 50 million pounds ($38 million and $64 million).
This year marks the centenary of Andre
Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto,” which defined a revolutionary artistic movement characterized by unsettling juxtapositions and paradoxical statements - as in Magritte’s most famous work, a painting of a pipe titled. (AP)