Indian expat Aijaz wins Dh1 million at Mahzooz draw
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Dubai: Mahzooz has once again proven to be a game-changer for many expats living in the UAE and abroad. This time, the Mahzooz effect touched the life of a lucky Indian expat, Aijaz, who won last week’s guaranteed raffle draw prize of Dh 1 million and became the draw’s 52nd millionaire.
Aijaz, a 49-year-old resident of UAE who heads the distribution department at a private company, has been participating in Mahzooz since its launch in November 2020.
Last Saturday, Aijaz was in Abu Dhabi visiting his sister, so he missed the live draw, but during his late-night email check after coming back home, he found a congratulatory email from Mahzooz announcing the life changing news. Having initially expected a smaller prize, Aijaz was shocked and delighted to learn he had won Dh1 million.
“Quite frankly, I was shocked. In order to comprehend the email, I had to read it two to three times. I also checked my Mahzooz account to see what my credit amount was. The next day, I received a call from Mahzooz, which confirmed my big win,” recounts an overjoyed Aijaz.
Aijaz, a family man with a wife and three children aged 21, 17, and 14, has inspired hundreds of individuals in his private circle to try their luck over the years. He intends to use his winnings to fund his daughter’s higher education as well as his aunt’s cancer treatment and therapy for his mother-in-law, who is in a coma at an Indian hospital.
On Saturday, 15, July, an entirely new batch of 1,402 winners were awarded a total of Dh540,000 in prize money. While the top prize of Dh20 million went unclaimed this week.
Thirty two participants matched four of the following five numbers: 3, 7, 22, 30, 31, and shared the second prize of Dh200,000, earning Dh4,762 each. 1,360 other winners matched three out of five numbers and got Dh250 each.
