Pakistani woman and Indian man hit $1m jackpot in Dubai

Both online ticket buyers were latest Dubai Duty Free Millionaire winners

APakistani and an Indian national hit the $1 million (Dh3.6 million) jackpot in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw held yesterday.

The two online ticket buyers were announced winners at Concourse D in Terminal 1 of Dubai International Airport.

Lamia Mustafa, a 34-year-old housewife from Karachi, Pakistan bought her second Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire ticket online in Series 270 with ticket number 4912 — a number based on her husband’s birthdate.

A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire, Mustafa couldn’t believe her luck.

“I never lose hope, I know that one day I will win and this is the day! Thank you Dubai Duty Free for this awesome win,” she said.

Meanwhile, Arun Bhaskaran Pillai, a 31-year-old Indian national from Sharjah, also bought his lucky ticket online in Series 271 with ticket number 1882.

A material controller for Lamprell Energy Ltd in Sharjah, will be splitting the prize with his four other friends, one living in the UAE and the other three in Kerala, India, who shared the ticket cost.

“This is unbelievable. I never thought this can happen to me but then it does. I can’t wait to share this good news to my friends.”

Following the Millennium Millionaire draw three more winners were announced in the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Promotion.

Frederick Bendle, a 62-year-old British national based in Dubai, won a Porsche Panamera 4 (Night Blue Metallic). Bendle, who is CEO of Glencore Company, has been buying the ticket for 18 years.

Another car winner was A.R. Al Jafary, a 70-year-old Saudi from Dammam, who won the BMW 750 Li Luxury (Magellan Grey).

Meanwhile, Krishna Naidoo, a 63-year-old Australian, won the BMW R 1200 GS Exclusive Edition motorbike.

An owner of a construction company in Queensland, he bought his first ever ticket to Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Promotion on his way back from London.