Two Dubai expats win $1 million each at DDF raffle

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Two Dubai expats win $1 million each at DDF raffle

One of them had been buying tickets for 10 years.

By Staff Report

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Published: Wed 27 Mar 2019, 2:14 PM

Last updated: Thu 28 Mar 2019, 9:46 AM

Two Dubai-based expats on Tuesday became millionaires after they won $1 million each at the Dubai Duty Free raffle.

Michael McGinley became the first ever Irish national to win the Millennium Millionaire raffle since its inception in 1999.

McGinley, based in Dubai, won in Series 296 with ticket number 4143. A regular participant in the promotion, McGinley always bought a ticket to the Dubai Duty Free promotion whenever he travelled to Ireland, which is usually around 5-6 times a year.

Surprised by the unexpected call, he exclaimed: "What can I say? I just tried my Irish luck and it worked! Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free."

The second winner of the day was Mukhtar M., who won in Series 297 with ticket number 2060.

Mukhtar, a 37-year-old Canadian national living in Dubai, bought his winning ticket at the Tennis Village during the recent Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. A regular participant in the promotion and a resident of Dubai for 27 years, he works as a real estate broker and was surprised upon receiving the call of a lifetime from Dubai Duty Free representative.

"Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free for this amazing news, I have been participating in your promotions both for Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise for 10 years. I can't believe that I finally won," he said.


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