A resident of Dubai for the past seventeen years, Mohammed, a clerk at a local bank has finally moved to counting his own stash of cash. A father of three, he has been buying the Lexus raffle coupons for some years now and last week, the ticket bearing the name of his six-month-old son, Inu Mon, was picked as the winning coupon.
“I have seen people win and I thought, spending AED 200 will not make such a big difference but if I win, it would make a world of difference. What I have put in the raffle over the years has returned to me multiplied and I can’t be more thankful,†he said.
“I will surely take the money. I am hoping to bring my family to UAE so that we can all live together. On the other hand, I might just invest it in my children’s education. I am so excited right now that I cannot decide. Once I can think clearly, I will make a final decision,†he added.
Being the weekly winner, Mohammed is entitled to a special custom edition of the Lexus LX 570 encrusted with 5 carat diamonds. The Lexus Mega Raffle is one of the most prominent features of DSF and has been an extraordinary success from its inception in 1996. The participants stand to win a Lexus LS 460 luxury sedan and AED 100,000 in cash everyday on purchase of a raffle coupon for just AED 200. The draw is structured in partnership with Al Futtaim Group, one of the main sponsors of DSF 2010. More than 100 locations across Dubai are providing these raffle tickets with the total prize worth exceeding AED 16 million.
