UAE's Mahzooz draw: Dh50 million mega prize still up for grabs

The next weekly draw will take place on May 22

Hosts Aishwarya Ajit and Wissam Breidy during the Mahzooz live weekly draw. Courtesy: Mahzooz

A lucky participant in the Mahzooz draw stands the chance of winning a grand prize of Dh50 million.

The 25th weekly draw took place on Saturday, with five winners sharing a Dh200,000 ($54,000) prize.

However, the mega prize is still up for grabs and could be won by an individual or shared by a group.

The next draw will take place on May 22 at 9pm. It will be live-streamed on Mahzooz's website and social media channels.

To participate in the draw, registrations can be made online.

Participants are required to buy a Dh35 bottle of water. Each bottle of water purchased provides eligibility for one line in the draw.

Entrants participate in an interactive live draw, where they match numbers and win prizes.

The water bottles collected by Mahzooz are donated to charity.

During the most recent draw, 165 people also won Dh1,000. The total prize money won in the draw was more than Dh1.2 million.

The winning numbers were 7, 17, 24, 31, 32 and 44.

In March, an Indian construction worker earning Dh3,000 won Dh2 million from a live draw held by Mahzooz.

Antony Joy, 39, told The National he would use the funds to pay off his bank loans and support his elderly parents.

How a UAE lottery changed lives – in pictures 

UAE residents who struck luck with Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw attended a gala dinner on Tuesday. Organisers of the draw celebrated the winners' good luck at the Alexandra Dhow Cruise in Dubai Marina. All photos by Leslie Pableo / The National

The ticket for the grand prize costs Dh500

Shahed Ahmed Moulvifaiz, a Bangladeshi car garage owner in Al Ain, won Dh10 million less than a week ago. He wants to bring his family to the UAE, expand his business and spend on his youngest son's education

Richard Isaac and Bouchra Yamani, the two presenters who pick out the raffle tickets and call the winners, interacted with the winners. Some of attendees had won jackpots of between Dh1 million to Dh15 million, while others won Dh90,000

'The National' spoke to winners about how they have spent their grand prize. Shivamurthy Gali Krishnappa won Dh12 million last month. He said he wants to save for his children's future. For now, he is still working as a mechanical engineer for a stainless steel production company

Jayaprakash Mariyan Philip had won the Dh1 million prize with nine other people. The funds were split equally, leaving him with Dh100,000. He said he has paid off part of his bank loans

Zaheenn Kausar was visiting her husband in Abu Dhabi from Pakistan, when he bought a ticket under her name. She proved lucky for her family after winning Dh90,000. She wants to pay for her daughter's university tuition and buy a car for herself

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 5,000 people would gather during a live event in Abu Dhabi to watch the draw take place. Since 2020, the draw streams live on social media channels, bringing in even larger crowds

Many people buy multiple tickets together and then split the prize equally. There are also those who win after buying a ticket alone, allowing them to keep the entire jackpot

The Abu Dhabi Big Draw has been changing lives since 1992