Kerala woman living in Abu Dhabi wins Rs 44.75 crore Big Ticket jackpot

Team Udayavani, Feb 6, 2022, 11:15 AM IST

According to reports, an Indian expatriate woman living in Abu Dhabi won Rs 44.75 crore in a Big Ticket lottery draw.

In the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi Weekly Draw, Leena Jalal of Thrissur, Kerala, won Dh22 million.

Jalal’s ticket number 144387 was drawn in the ‘Terrific 22 million series 236’ in the draw held on 3 February.

Jalal is a human resources expert who works in Abu Dhabi, according to Gulf News. She told the publication that she planned to split the ticket with ten others and donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.

She wasn’t the only Indian who struck it rich that night. Another expatriate from Kerala, Suraif Suru, won Dh1 million when his ticket was drawn in series 236.

Suru, who hails from Kerala’s Mallapuram district, said he’ll split the prize money with 29 other people and use some of it to help some of his underprivileged acquaintances.

“I will give some money to my parents. I want to save the rest for my wife and daughter to secure our future,” he told Gulf News.

Last year, a Kerala man working as a driver in Dubai won a jackpot in a raffle draw in the United Arab Emirates, winning 20 million dirhams (about Rs 40 crore) (UAE).

The prize was awarded jointly to Ranjit Somaranjan and his nine other collaborators.

“I have been here since 2008. I worked as a driver with Dubai Taxi and different companies. Last year, I worked as driver-cum-salesman with a company but with my salary deduction, it was a difficult life,” Somarajan told Khaleej Times in 2021.

The principal of Indian High School in Ajman won a $1 million jackpot in the Dubai Duty-Free raffle draw at Dubai International Airport Terminal 2 in July 2020.