Life after Dh10-million Mahzooz win: What UAE expats did with the money after paying off debts

Life after Dh10-million Mahzooz win: What UAE expats did with the money after paying off debts

Some invested in property and changed their lives forever, while others got back to work as if nothing happened

Published: Sat 24 Sep 2022, 12:46 PM Last updated: Sat 24 Sep 2022, 12:52 PM

There may be millions of ways to spend Dh10 million — but a number of expats who got it in just one Mahzooz night had one thing in common: They paid off all their debts, including those of their family.

It was what they did after all the loans were cleared that was different. Some invested in property and changed their lives forever, while others got back to work as if nothing happened.

“It completely transformed my life,” said Rama Meena, a cook who won the draw in March this year. He had just returned from India where he has spent six months putting his family’s lives in order.

Here's a photo of him at the airport, with a simple gold chain hanging around this neck:

“My family had a lot of debts. I settled all of it. I bought land and built a new house in my hometown in Rajasthan. I have been able to give private tuitions for my children who are in senior school- something which I couldn’t afford