A 42-year-old Indian-origin expat Murugananth Govinthan struck gold on his first attempt at The UAE Lottery after purchasing his first ticket, which he shared with a close friend. He won 5 million dirham, which will be split among the two. Govinthan shared that he plans to fulfil his biggest dream of owning a home and moving his family out of their rented accommodation. He added in a statement that he had moved to the UAE due to responsibilities with marriage and children’s education and couldn’t stop thinking about the same when he won. “I couldn’t stop thinking about everything I have been through over the past three years, my marriage, my children’s education, and all the responsibilities on my shoulders. That’s why I came to the UAE. I didn’t expect this to happen so soon. I feel very happy,” he said.He added that buying a home had always been a dream for him and his children and now he feels he is on the way to “resolving these struggles.” “I consider this a great blessing from God,” he added.The highest prize is Dh30 million which still remains unclaimed since the introduction of the new format in the lottery. The second prize, Dh5 million was recently increased from Dh1 million, a move organisers said has sparked renewed excitement among players across the UAE. Operated by The Game LLC, The UAE Lottery celebrated its first anniversary in November last year after awarding a whopping Dh100 million to a Grand Prize winner, four Dh1 million winners, and more than 290 players who secured Dh100,000 prizes through Lucky Day, Lucky Chance and scratch card games.Held weekly on Saturday at 8:30 pm, the Lucky Day Draw offers participants a chance to win the Dh30 million Grand Prize, alongside the Dh5 million Second Prize and three Lucky Chance raffle prizes worth Dh100,000 each.
