DUBAI: A German national has been announced at the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw, held today at Concourse D of Dubai International Airport.
Mr. Thomas Schober, a 37-year-old German national based in Frankfurt became a US$1 million winner in Millennium Millionaire Series 491 with ticket number 3723 which he purchased online on 25th January.
A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s promotion for 7 years now, Mr. Schober is a father of one and works as a scientific advisor German government.
“Thank you Dubai Duty Free for this great opportunity!” he said.
Mr. Schober is the 12th German national to have won US$1 million since the start of the Millennium Millionaire promotion in 1999.
Today’s draw was conducted by Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi, Sinead El Sibai, SVP – Marketing, Michael Schmidt, SVP – Retail, Yasa Tahir, VP – HR, Mohamad Al Khaja, VP – Retail Support, Salim Dahman, Senor Manager – Marketing, Khalid Saleh, Senior Manager – Loss Prevention & Corporate Security, Thankachan Varghese, Senior Manager – Retail Support and Salim Ibrahim, Senior Manager – Retail Sales.
Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for one luxury car and two motorbikes.
Mrs. Martha Tsere, a 45-year-old Tanzanian national based in Dar es Salaam won a Mercedes Benz S500 (Obsidian Black Metallic) car with ticket number 0576 in the Finest Surprise Series 1910 which she purchased online on 3rd February.
A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s Millennium Millionaire promotion, Mr.s. Tsere purchased two tickets for Series 1910 in the Finest Surprise promotion for the first time.
“Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free, for providing people a chance to win in life through your promotion,” she said.
Mrs. Tsere who is the 8th Tanzanian national to have won in the Finest Surprise promotion is a mother of two and works as a public health specialist for an NGO.
Meanwhile, Mr. Alok Sharma, a 41-year-old Indian national based in Sharjah won a BMW F 900 GS (Black Storm Metallic) motorbike with ticket number 0053 in the Finest Surprise Series 613 which he purchased online on 23rd January.
A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s promotion for 3 years now, Mr. Sharma is a father of two and works as a dedicated merchandiser for a retail company in Dubai.
“Finally, I’ve got the opportunity to try my luck and win in this promotion,” he said.
Lastly, Mr. Asok Vasudevan Pillai, a 52-year-old Indian national based in Dubai won a BMW S 1000 XR M Package (Light White) motorbike with ticket number 0432 in the Finest Surprise Series 614 which he purchased online on 5th February.
A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s promotion for 7 years now, Mr. Pillai is a father of one and works in sales for a building material in Al Qusais.
“Thank you Dubai Duty Free! I will continue to participate in your amazing promotion,” he said.
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