A first-time participant of Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket Live Show has won the grand prize of Dh15 million.
Dubai resident Sam Heidaritorshizi moved to the UAE four years ago and is currently the managing director of a pharmaceutical company, Khaleej Times reported.
The Turkish national purchased his ticket online, taking advantage of the buy-two-get-one-free promotion during the first week of February.
The overjoyed Mr Heidaritorshizi said he never expected to be named a winner, although he did continuously check the website over the past week, hoping to see his name.
Meanwhile, second prize winner Emirati national Salim Albastaki, walked away with Dh1 million.
Mr Albastaki had been purchasing tickets for the past 15 years and said he first found out about Big Ticket through an advertisement and wanted to try his luck.
He added that he would continue purchasing tickets in hopes that he will one day be able to take home the grand prize.
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