Filipina, 42, was asleep when she won Dh20m Big Ticket: 'I thought I was dreaming'
Dubai: "I honestly thought I was still dreaming." That was Bernadette Azucena's first reaction after learning she had won Big Ticket's Dh20 million grand prize on Saturday night—news she initially missed because she was asleep in the Philippines when the show hosts called her at around 1:30am. It was her husband, who works in the UAE, who broke the news over a video call. The 42-year-old former…
Dubai: Bernadette Azucena, a 42-year-old Filipina, was initially convinced she was still dreaming when she learned she had won the Dh20 million grand prize on the Big Ticket show. She had been asleep in the Philippines when the show's hosts called her at around 1:30am on Saturday night. It was her husband, who lives in the UAE, who broke the news to her via a video call.
The winning ticket, number 013075, was chosen by the last month's winner, Shaukat Aftab from Pakistan, during the Series 291 live draw in Abu Dhabi. Draw hosts Richard and Bouchra were unable to reach her by phone during the live draw. Azucena, a former secretary, had been playing the game since 2017 as part of a group of 22 people, with the Dh20 million prize to be shared among all members.
She plans to use her share of the winnings to pay off their house's mortgage in the Philippines. Azucena intends to continue participating in Big Ticket, with the next promotion offering a Dh25 million grand prize, to be announced on November 3.
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