{
  "id": 10435783,
  "title": "Big Ticket: Indian and Bangladeshi expats together win Dh100,000 in September e-draw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/big-ticket-indian-and-bangladeshi-expats-together-win-dh100-000-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:01:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/big-ticket-indian-and-bangladeshi-expats-together-win-dh100000-in-september-e-draw-1.500690604"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four Big Ticket participants from India and Bangladesh each won Dh25,000 in the third weekly e-draw of September. Ayyalu Samy, a 41-year-old machine operator from Tamil Nadu, bought his ticket alone and left the number to chance. He plans to use the prize money to support his family back in India and play more in future draws.\n\nAbul Bashar, a 56-year-old painter from Bangladesh, won the prize with 20 friends. He had purchased his ticket through a group, and he intends to share his portion of the prize with his family and donate some to charity. He plans to continue playing Big Ticket.\n\nMohammed Shahadat Hussain, a 38-year-old sales executive from Bangladesh, won the prize with 13 friends. He chose the winning number randomly and plans to send his share back home to Bangladesh. He intends to play more often and may aim for the grand prize.\n\nEldho Mathew, a 30-year-old driver from Kerala, India, won the prize with 25 friends. He joined the group after being introduced to Big Ticket by his friends. The win was a happy moment for the entire group, and they plan to share the prize equally among all 25 members. Eldho also plans to continue participating in Big Ticket.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi: Four Big Ticket participants from India and Bangladesh have each been awarded Dh25,000 in the third weekly e-draw of September. Ayyalu Samy, a 41-year-old machine operator from Tamil Nadu, India, has spent the past 15 years working in the UAE while his family remains back home. A regular Big Ticket player, he sometimes tries his luck on his own and sometimes joins a group of friends.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}