A Kazakhstan national became a US dollar millionaire while three other winners will drive away in a luxury vehicle as their winning tickets were drawn today in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held in Concourse D at Dubai International Airport.
Mr. Rishat Tyulegenov, a Kazakhstan national based in Kazakhstan became the latest US$1 million winner in Millennium Millionaire Series 362 with ticket number 0517, which he purchased online on 2nd June.
Mr. Tyulegenov is the third Kazakhstan national to have won US$1 million since the start of the Millennium Millionaire promotion in 1999. He was unavailable for immediate comment, but will no doubt be surprised when he learns of his newfound fortune.
Today’s Millennium Millionaire draw was conducted by Dubai Duty Free’s Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Colm McLoughlin, COO Ramesh Cidambi and EVP – Corporate Services, Salah Tahlak.
Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for three luxury vehicles Joining in the draw line-up was Mona Al Ali, SVP – HR, Michael Schmidt, SVP – Retail Support, Zayed Al Shebli, VP – Loss Prevention and Corporate Security and an official from Dubai Airport.
Mrs. Lissymol Johnson, a 48 year old Indian national based in Sharjah won a Mercedes Benz GLS 580 4M (Mojave Silver) car, with ticket number 0555 in Finest Surprise Series 1777, which she purchased online on 21st June.
A resident of Sharjah for more than 10 years now, Mrs. Johnson was emotional when she learnt about her win and said, “I’m beyond grateful. Thank you Dubai Duty Free for this big surprise.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Chandran Vazhakkangil, a 51 year old Indian national based in Dubai won a Harley-Davidson Softail Standard FXST (Vivid Black) motorbike, ticket number 0856 in Finest Surprise Series 459, which he purchased online on 10th June. A resident of Dubai for 12 years now, Mr. Vazhakkangil works for a photography studio in Dubai. Thank you Dubai Duty Free, I couldn’t believe that I won,” he said.
Lastly, Mr. Ala Fakhoury, a 35 year old Jordanian national based in Jebel Ali, Dubai won a Harley-Davidson Sporster Forty-Eight XL 1200X (Vivid Black) motorbike, with ticket number 0047 in Finest Surprise Series 460, which she purchased online on 21st June.
Mr. Fakhoury who works as a civil engineer for Al Hammad Contracting company was ecstatic when he heard his name announced on the live draw on Dubai Duty Free’s official Facebook page. “This is such a pleasant surprise! Thank very much for this amazing gift Dubai Duty Free,” he said.
A resident of Dubai for 11 years, Mr. Fakhoury started buying ticket to Dubai Duty Free promotion at the beginning of this year.
