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Dh15m Big Ticket prize winner is from St Kitts

- ABU DHABI BY ANJANA KUMAR

An Abu Dhabi resident has won Dh15 million at the latest Big Ticket Draw. Safwan Abdulkader Nazameddin, belonging to Saint Kitts and Nevis, won the draw after his ticket 011830 was picked at the draw.

He has been purchasing tickets every month for the last two years.

When Big Ticket representa­tives called him, he said: “I was expecting your call today believe it or not! When the phone rang, I just knew that I won, I had a very strong instinctiv­e feeling. I will be spending this money on my 3 beautiful kids and investing in their future.”

Other winners

Indian national Gomes Francis Boniface (ticket number 277709) won the second prize worth Dh1 million, while Mohammad Ashraf (ticket number 223246), who is also from India, won the Dh100,000 third prize.

Another Indian expat Sonu Mathew (ticket number 258613) won the fourth prize worth Dh50,000.

The upcoming August draw will give one lucky winner a chance to win Dh12 million with Big Ticket. A second prize of Dh1 million, third prize of Dh100,000 and a fourth prize of Dh50,000 are also to be announced.

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