UAE: 50-year-old Indian expat wins Dh100,000 Mahzooz prize

A 50-year-old Indian expat — who has been living in the UAE for 20 years now – got the best surprise of his life last Saturday, when he won Dh100,000 in the latest Mahzooz draw.

Sherien, who works as a fire and safety technician, would buy Mahzooz tickets almost every week, hoping to bag the Dh20-million jackpot. He may not have hit the grand prize but it was an unbelievable win — the first time he ever got such an amount, he said.

He was one of Mahzooz's three guaranteed raffle prize winners who took home Dh100,000 each.

Another Indian national, a 35-year-old civil engineer in Kuwait, also won Dh100,000.

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Bhagavath, father of a one-year-old son, first learnt about Mahzooz through a colleague at work. He started buying tickets since then, eagerly watching the live draw every week. Last Saturday was his lucky day: He found his raffle ID as one of the winners of the Dh100,000 prize.

The third winner was Mohamed, a 47-year-old customs and clearance professional. Hailing from Kenya, he has been residing in the UAE for 24 years.

He is married and has two daughters, aged 9 and 11, who live with him in the UAE. Much like the other winners, Mohamed has been participating in Mahzooz since the draw’s early days, buying tickets almost every week.