UAE: Expat workers earning Dh1,000 a month win big with Dh20 million jackpot in Dubai – Gulf Digital News

UAE: Expat workers earning Dh1,000 a month win big with Dh20 million jackpot in Dubai – Gulf Digital News

Luck smiled on a group of 20 Indian expats, who work at a car company in Dubai for a Dh1,000 salary, and hit a jackpot winning Dh20 million!

24-year-old Pradeep KP, under whose name the ticket was bought, received a call on October 3 informing him of the life-changing win for his group.

The group of 20 expat workers, most hailing from the southern Indian state of Kerala, have been buying raffle tickets regularly but have never won.

In September, they chose to purchase a ticket in the name of a newcomer amongst them.

Instead of buying a ticket at the end of the month like they usually did– a factor that many presume increases the probability of winning — they bought it on September 13, presumed to be an unlucky number.

“We have a group head, who decided to buy a ticket in my name as I was a newcomer. I guess it was beginner’s luck that we won with a ticket in my name," Pradeep shared to Khaleej Times.

"September 13 was a coincidence. We didn’t think much about 13 as bad luck. The changes worked for us.”

Pradeep and his friends are still in disbelief at how small-town boys from humble backgrounds -all trying