Aishwarya Ajit and Wissam Braidy host the Mahzooz live draw at Studio City. Ruel Pableo / The National
Aishwarya Ajit and Wissam Braidy host the Mahzooz live draw at Studio City. Ruel Pableo / The National
Aishwarya Ajit and Wissam Braidy host the Mahzooz live draw at Studio City. Ruel Pableo / The National
Aishwarya Ajit and Wissam Braidy host the Mahzooz live draw at Studio City. Ruel Pableo / The National

Thirty-six winners share second prize of Dh2 million in Mahzooz draw


Anam Rizvi
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Thirty-six people walked away with a prize of Dh55,555 ($15,125) each in Saturday’s Mahzooz draw.

They shared the second prize of Dh2 million after matching four out of the five winning numbers.

Mahzooz said 1,609 winners took home a total of Dh2,849,500 in prize money in the 78th weekly Grand Draw on Saturday.

Three lucky winners also scooped Dh100,000 each in the raffle.

The top prize of Dh10,000,000 will once again be up for grabs in the draw on June 4.

This month, twenty-six lucky winners scooped more than Dh76,000 each.

In March, an Indian cook in Dubai who earns Dh3,000 a month scooped the Dh10 million jackpot in the Mahzooz draw.

Junaid Rana, from Pakistan, collected a cheque for a life-changing Dh50 million in October. The 36 year old worked as a company driver and earned about Dh6,000 a month.

Entrants can participate in Mahzooz by registering via www.mahzooz.ae and buying a bottle of water for Dh35.

For each bottle purchased, participants are eligible for one line in the Grand Draw and will automatically be entered into the weekly raffle, where three people will take home Dh100,000 each.

Driver earning Dh6,000 scoops Dh50 million in Mahzooz draw - in pictures

  • Junaid Rana, right, pictured with his brother Yaser. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
    Junaid Rana, right, pictured with his brother Yaser. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Junaid Rana with Farid Samji, chief executive of Ewings, which runs Mahzooz.
    Junaid Rana with Farid Samji, chief executive of Ewings, which runs Mahzooz.
  • Junaid Rana is interviewed on his life-changing windfall.
    Junaid Rana is interviewed on his life-changing windfall.
  • The Pakistani driver told of how he earned Dh6,000 per month as a driver before his incredible win.
    The Pakistani driver told of how he earned Dh6,000 per month as a driver before his incredible win.
  • Junaid Rana, Yaser Rana, and Farid Samji.
    Junaid Rana, Yaser Rana, and Farid Samji.
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