Filipina expat in Dubai turns twice-lucky in Mahzooz draw in one night

Dubai: Girl luck smiled twice on a Filipina expatriate in the identical night time!

At first, Wendy, 41, thought she had received solely Dh1,000, after matching 4 out of the six profitable numbers through the dwell Mahzooz draw held on Could 15. However then, a buddy advised her she had one other entry in the identical draw that had matched 5 of the profitable numbers precisely, which gave her a whopping Dh200,000. Wendy, a Dubai resident who works as an workplace supervisor, mentioned: “I was driving with my friend during the draw and asked my brother to check the numbers for me. He mentioned that I got four out of the six winning numbers right (7-17-24-31-32-44) and I was quite happy to win Dh1,000.”

She continued: “But as I was celebrating, my friend told me that in the other entry that I had in the same draw, I matched five of the winning numbers correctly. I had to pull over and went online to check the results myself. Then I started crying and I told myself: ‘Is this really happening? Is this really true?’”

“I’ve been participating in Mahzooz from the very beginning, along with my brother, and the big win came really at the right time,” mentioned Wendy, including: “This money changes everything for me and my family. I can finally bring my daughter here from the Philippines.”

Wendy hasn’t seen her eight-year-old daughter for greater than two years on account of COVID-related journey restrictions. “I usually go home once a year, but due to the pandemic, I haven’t seen or hugged my daughter in the past two years. Now, she can come and visit me,” she added.

Apart from reuniting together with her daughter, Wendy has additionally earmarked the cash to assist her household. She mentioned: “I will buy a house in the Philippines for my family, and I will give some money to my mum. We felt very good and positive about the numbers we chose last week. Everyday around the house kept saying ‘Don’t worry we’re going to win Mahzooz this week,’ and we just did,” she added.

Wendy was not the one fortunate one who received within the newest Mahzooz draw. 4 different winners shared the Dh1 million second-tier prize cash and acquired Dh200,000 every.

Suresh, 42, an Indian expatriate residing in Oman mentioned: “With the money, I am going to buy a new house for my family in Kerala. The key is to participate — today I’m the winner, tomorrow it could be you.”

Sivakumar, 47, one other Indian expatriate residing in Abu Dhabi, added: “I am very happy and grateful to Mahzooz. Now I can repay my home loan and put money aside for my children’s future education.”

Noushad, 44, an Indian expatriate residing in Oman was additionally ecstatic. He mentioned: “This luck came to me at the perfect time. I started building my house in Kerala but then, due to COVID-19, my finances took a hit and I had to stop. Now I can finish what I had started.”

For Vasu, 57, one other Indian expat residing in Dubai, “the best part of this win is that it’s shared. I am happy, but so are so many other people, which is great”.

Many have received the second-tier prize, however the Dh50 million first prize is but to be received. The following Mahzooz draw is scheduled for Could 22, at 9pm (UAE time). Entry worth is Dh35. Entrants can take part by registering on the Mahzooz web site.