Filipino expat wins Dh30 million at Big Ticket Abu Dhabi live draw

Imagine winning the life-changing amount of Dh30 million, but completely missing the phone call informing you of the win!

That's what happened with Dubai-based Filipino expat Anna Lee Gayongan, who was announced as the grand prize winner of Big Ticket Abu Dhabi's first live draw of 2026. The draw hosts called her during the live stream, immediately after declaring the winning ticket number — 074090 — but she didn't receive the call.

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Indian expat Rajan PV living in Saudi Arabia, who won Dh25 million last month, was on hand at the January 3 live draw to select the winning ticket.

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It was a lucky night for a lot of Indians based in Dubai. Five winners — four Indian expats and one from Bangladesh — also bagged consolation prizes of Dh50,000 each. They are:

• Ticket number 414500 bought by Sony Thompson from India, who lives in Dubai.

• Ticket number 292964 bought by Indian expat Ressa Shah based in Dubai

• Ticket number 393766 bought by Dubai-based Indian expat Rexi Abraham Chacko

• Ticket number 333648 bought by Saju Subramanian from India, who lives in Abu Dhabi

• Ticket number 056930 bought by Mohammad Abdul Fazal from Bangladesh

Four winners also took home Dh140,000 as part of the Big Win contest. Blindfolded participants had to pick balls of different cash prizes ranging from Dh50,000 to Dh150,000 from a glass box. You can also use the phone-a-friend option to get someone to help you to pick the ball with the maximum prize.

Tonight's winners of Dh140,000 included Malek from Jordan, Abdulla from the UAE, Alauddin Shahjahan from Bangladesh and Ibrahim from Kerala.

Another lucky winner, Abu Dhabi resident Elango Pandi from India, took home a brand new BMW 430i.

Bahni Bandyopadhyay

bahni@khaleejtimes.com