‘THIS TIME FOR AFRICA’ AS TWO AFRICAN EXPATS WIN AED 155,554 FROM EMIRATES DRAW

Dubai, UAE 25 August 2022: The summer is ending on a happy note for the 47th Emirates Draw Raffle winners, including two African expats, Glen Lester, and Rizwan Afzal – each of them winning a unique AED 77,777.

The win was a pleasant surprise for 25-year-old Glen, a South African expat living in Dubai for the past six years. His initial feeling was that he won a smaller amount, but he was delighted when he read the complete notification. Interestingly Glen recounts, “The day I was planning to participate, a 3-digit number kept repeating in my day on restaurant bills and then at the petrol station, so that’s the number I used along with four other random digits.” Glen intends to share a portion of his win with his brother and invest the remaining amount. He also confirmed that he would continue participating in Emirates Draw until he wins the AED 100 million Grand Prize.

Meanwhile, 48-year-old Rizwan is also beaming with happiness for his win. “I feel so blessed and thankful for my first-ever big win in a draw; it has just been a few months that I got to know about Emirates Draw and started regularly participating with multiple wins,” he says. Rizwan urges others to participate, adding, “Just remember – quitters never win, have faith and positivity in your life and truly, one day you will make it!” He mentions that the winnings will help clear past debts and support his family in Tanzania, including his mother, sister, wife, and daughter.

Since its inception eleven months ago, the socially responsible organization has distributed over AED 34 million to more than 25,000 participants. The total prizes include the one-of-a-kind AED 7 prize category, which allows nearly 10% of all participants to become instant winners by only matching the first number from the right. The AED 100 Million Grand Prize, the largest in the MENA region, remains up for grabs to be claimed by a single person or group of people who match all seven numbers from right to left.

Optimistic participants have another opportunity to try for the life-changing prize during the next draw which will be broadcast live on Sunday 28th August 2022, at 9 PM UAE time.

How to play?

Entrants can choose to participate in the weekly draw by purchasing an AED 50 pencil, part of which goes to support the environment through the planting of coral polyps along the coast of the UAE and as part of Emirates Draw’s leading corporate social responsibility programme to support the UAE government’s vision. After registering online at www.emiratesdraw.com or the mobile application, participants can select their seven-digit number or have the system choose their number randomly.

With their purchase, participants are entered into two separate drawings. The first is a raffle draw where seven lucky participants are guaranteed AED 77,777 weekly. In addition, all participants have the choice to be entered into a second draw with seven prize categories that start at AED 7 and include the Grand Prize of AED 100 million when all seven numbers are matched.

The next draw will be live streamed across its digital platforms, YouTube, and Facebook. Be the next lucky winner and book your numbers early! For more information, please call the toll-free number 800-77-777-777.