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Dubai: American traveller wins $1 million in Duty Free draw, remains unreachable
A regular participant in the promotion for 10 years now, Emirati father of four also became a millionaire
- PUBLISHED: Wed 19 Mar 2025, 3:51 PM
An American and an Emirati became the latest millionaires in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held on Wednesday.
Tanaz C, an American based in Houston, Texas, became a $1 million winner in Millennium Millionaire Series 493 with ticket number 2912. She purchased the ticket on February 24 but was unavailable for immediate comment due to the time difference.
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Joining Choudhury as a fellow millionaire is Ali Al Jaberi, a 62-year-old Emirati from Abu Dhabi who won in Millennium Millionaire Series 494 with ticket number 3659 which he purchased online on March 5.
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A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free's promotion for 10 years now, Al Jaberi is a father of four and a retired engineer for Adnoc.
Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for two luxury cars, and one motorbikes.
Jamal Aziz Azmi, an Indian from Sharjah won a Mercedes Benz S500 (Black Paint Metallic) car with ticket number 0827 in the Finest Surprise Series 1913 which he purchased on March 9 in Terminal 2 Departure.
Swedi Athumani Kisokile, a 47-year-old Tanzanian national based in Dar es Salam won a Land Rover Defender 110 V8 HSE P525 (Santorini Black) car with ticket number 1253 in the Finest Surprise Series 1914 which he purchased on March 10 in Concourse B West on his way to Japan.
A lucky second ticket buyer, Kisokile is a father of four and works for Tanzanian government.
“I’m so happy for this wonderful news! I can’t believe to have won this early with my only second ticket to your promotion, thank you so much Dubai Duty Free!” he said.
Lastly, Abdul Qudoos, a Pakistani national based in Ajman won a BMW S 1000 XR M Package (Light White) motorbike with ticket number 0195 in the Finest Surprise Series 617 which he purchased on February 28 in Terminal 2 Public Shop.