Dubai-based Pakistani expat Irshad Gull has won Dh50,000 in the UAE Big Ticket lottery, celebrating the prize alongside seven of his group members. Gull, who works at a desert safari tourism company, has been living in Dubai for 23 years and has been buying lottery tickets for nearly a decade before finally securing a win.
“When I received the winning call, I was extremely happy. Winning after nearly ten years feels especially rewarding. I plan to split my share of the cash prize with my group,” he said.
The Big Ticket e-weekly draw for January also featured winners from Bangladesh and India. Rafiqul Islam, Shafik Paika Mohammed, Mohammed Ali Riyas, and Irshad Gull each won Dh50,000 in the second draw of the month.