Filipino baker and 9 friends win $5.4M Abu Dhabi jackpot after 15 years of buying tickets together
Filipino baker Reynaldo Herboso and nine friends chipped in to buy lottery tickets together for 15 years and their persistence finally paid off after securing a Dh20 million (US$5.4 million) jackpot in Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw.
A Filipino baker and nine friends from the Philippines, India, and Bangladesh have won a Dh5.4 million ($1.4 million) jackpot in the Abu Dhabi-based lottery draw, The National News reported. The winning ticket number 267822 was purchased on July 13 and was selected as the grand prize winner on Monday. The Bangladeshi member of the group selected the winning numbers, while Herboso, a Filipino, purchased the ticket on behalf of all 10 members.
Herboso has yet to decide how he will spend his share of the prize, choosing to take his time before making any major financial decisions. The Big Ticket lottery, founded in 1992 with an initial grand prize of Dh1 million, has become one of the UAE's most popular monthly draws, with tickets costing Dh500 and available for purchase online or at Zayed International Airport and Al Ain Airport.
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