Overview
- Big Ticket named Saravanan Venkatachalam (ticket 463221) as the October grand prize winner during the November 3 live draw in Abu Dhabi.
- He missed repeated on-air calls because his phone was on Do Not Disturb while he was driving, realising the result only after family and friends reached him.
- The entry was bought online on October 30 during a buy-one-get-one-free promotion as part of a pool of about 25 colleagues who will split the Dh25 million, roughly Dh1 million each.
- Saravanan, a Chennai-born engineer and father of two, says he will prioritise his daughters’ education and use the windfall to clear debts.
- Organisers also confirmed several other cash winners and a Bangladeshi expat who won a Nissan Patrol, and they are promoting a December 3 draw offering another Dh25 million plus experiential prizes tied to November purchases.