A Mahzooz prize winner plans to keep his oil and gas industry job in the UAE despite winning a life-changing $5.4m in a weekly prize draw.
Mahzooz Saturday Millions announced the 64th millionaire prize winner after they bagged AED20m ($5.4m) the 154th draw.
Sreeju, an Indian expat who has been living and working in Fujairah, UAE for 11 years won the grand prize.
Mahzooz prize winner
The control room operator in the oil and gas industry found out about the big win while working a night shift.
He said: “I was speechless, shocked, and surprised to know that I won, not just a prize, but the top prize of AED20m.
“I was in my car about to drive around when I checked my Mahzooz account, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was confused about what to do when I saw my winnings. I waited for that call from Mahzooz to confirm that my winning was true”.
The regular Mahzooz player has been aiming to win a grand prize in the UAE draw since it first began.
The father of six-year-old twins plans to invest in property in India, but says he will not quit his job in the UAE.
Suzan Kazzi, Head of Communications and CSR said: “We congratulate Sreeju on his historic win and we are delighted to witness another life being positively transformed through Mahzooz’s generous prizes.
“To date, our weekly draws have created 64 millionaires, and distributed close to half a billion dirhams to more than 1,107,000 winners, adding an incredibly positive spin to their stories of victory.”
For AED 35, participants can purchase a bottle of branded water, and enter the weekly draw every Saturday consisting of the Grand Draw, for a chance to win the new top prize of AED20m ($5.4m) and the new weekly Raffle Draw, which will grant AED1m ($272,000) every week to a guaranteed millionaire-to-be.
The word Mahzooz means “lucky” in Arabic.
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