Iranian becomes Valentine millionaire

dubai — February 14 saw a very special Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw as it fell on Valentine’s Day, leading to some people believing that the day of love and romance would bring them extra luck.

One lady was exactly right to believe that this was her lucky day, when the winning ticket with No 2535 in series 236 was drawn on Tuesday by Dubai Duty Free in Concourse D at the Dubai International Airport. The winner of $1 million is Delband Rastgouy Mashhoor, an Iranian national living in Dubai who purchased her second ever millennium millionaire ticket on her way to Tehran for vacation.

Mashhoor, who’s been living in Dubai for nine years and works as a country advisor for a business development company, couldn’t contain her excitement upon hearing the news that she was a millionaire. “While my plans for celebrating Valentine’s Day doesn’t change, this win makes it extra special! I’ll never be able to top this year’s Valentine’s Day! Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free!”

In addition to the millennium millionaire winner, Dubai Duty Free also announced two winners in the Finest Surprise Promotion.

Ion Dorin Isalla, a 37-year-old Romanian national was excited to have won after regularly buying Finest Surprise tickets for the past two to three years. “It’s my first win and it’s my dream car! I couldn’t be happier, you’re amazing, Dubai Duty Free!”

Kader Patel, an Indian working in Dubai Airport Engineering Services for the past 12 years, has become a winner of a Ducati Moster 1200R in Series 298 with ticket No 0327.

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