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Dubai: An Indian medical coder in Abu Dhabi has been revealed as the winner of Dh1 million in the weekly Mahzooz draw on April 1.

Hameda, a 38-year-old Indian mother of four, has lived in the UAE for the past three years. Hameda recalled the day she learned of her win. She couldn’t watch the live draw because she was at her child’s football game on Saturday evening. She awoke on Sunday morning to a call from the Mahzooz team informing her that she had won, and she dismissed that call as a prank call. However, when the Mahzooz team called her recurrently on Sunday to inform her of her win, she realised she had won and asked her husband to check her Mahzooz account.

“I’ve never entered a raffle or won anything in my life so this has been a delightful surprise to me. For me, this is a dream come true, and I can’t believe it,” she said.

Family first

When asked how she is planning to spend her windfall, Hameda replied: “I’ve been busy planning. I have two children who want to study medicine, as well as two school-age children, so this windfall will be useful. Obviously, I want to share my joy with my family... I will use this win to secure my family’s future.”

Hameda is the first female and the fourth millionaire to win the “guaranteed” Dh1 million under the new prize structure that went into effect a month ago.

Also in the same 122nd Mahzooz draw, 24 other participants matched four out of five numbers and shared the second prize of Dh200,000, earning AED 8,333 each. Meanwhile 958 other winners matched three out of five numbers and received Dh250 each.

In addition, participants can expect to win different gold prizes throughout Ramadan. A participant will have a chance to win 300gm of gold next week. Abdulaziz, holder of the raffle ID 32386916, became the second winner of the Ramadan gold promotion and won 200gm of gold coins in the 122nd draw.