Dubai Duty Free announced the second Double Millionaire winner
       
 
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Two time winner, Ara Keusseyan, has doubled his luck in Dubai Duty Free after 17 years when he was announced the second dollar millionaire in the Double Millionaire promotion with winning ticket no. 0244 in Series 2 which was conducted today (Tuesday, 15 June) at Dubai International Airport.

Mr. Keusseyan who first won a BMW 850 Ci in Series 253 back in 1993, is a regular participant of Dubai Duty Free’s innovative promotions and was ecstatic that his perseverance has paid off as he just became a US$2 million richer!

“I am still proudly driving my winning car and thankful for Dubai Duty Free for such an amazing prize but winning two million dollars is just truly a great surprise!”, commented Mr. Keusseyan on his exciting win. Mr. Keusseyan, owner of an auto supply business in Dubai, is a resident of the UAE since 1983.

Commenting on the success of the second Double Millionaire draw, Colm McLoughlin, Managing Director of Dubai Duty Free said: “We are delighted to have announced the second winner of the Double Millionaire Promotion and we anticipate that it will be equally popular as the Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise promotions.”

Following the Double Millionaire draw three more winners were announced today in the Finest Surprise promotion, each one winning a luxury vehicle.

Mr. Dalzar Rasheed Hussein, an Iraqi national based in Erbil won a black BMW 750 Li in Series 1428 with ticket no. 0032. He bought his lucky ticket when he travelled from China to Iraq, where he owns a trading company. “I’m thrilled to win such a beautiful car! This is my fourth ticket for a BMW and I still cannot believe that I finally won it” he commented upon hearing the news.

The second winner is Mr. Ankit Gundecha, a seventeen year old Indian national and a student of Delhi Private School in Sharjah, whose ticket no. 0442 made him an owner of a sporty red Porsche 911 Carrera. “My family and I always buy tickets in Dubai Duty Free’s promotions when we travel. I never loose hope to win a prize and thankful to Dubai Duty Free for making this happen”.

And the last but by no means least was Mr Nabil Hijjawi, a Canadian national based in Amman, Jordan who won a stylish Harley Davidson FLSTF – Fat Boy. Mr. Hijjawi won his motorbike in Series 167 with ticket no. 0707. He cannot be contacted at the moment but will be surprised when he learns about the news.

Previous winners of the Finest Surprise Promotion were also present at the presentation ceremony, which took place immediately after the draw.

Mr. Valery Strygin, a thirty-four year old Russian national, who works as a Promotion Manager in Phillip Morris International flew in from Moscow to Dubai to receive his brand new BMW X6 50i Sport, which he won in Series 1427 with ticket no. 0089. “It was my first ever visit to Dubai when I purchased my lucky ticket. I was excited to shop in Dubai Duty Free on the way back and to my great delight won my dream car!”

Mr. Mohamedali Moosa, an Indian national based in Saudi Arabia received the keys for the latest model of a Mercedes Benz S500, which he won in Series 1426 with ticket no. 0711. “It took a long time before I finally got the prize and I’m happy that the prize was worth the wait!” commented Mr. Moosa upon receiving his brand new car.

And finally, Mr. Mohan Naidu, winner of a Harley Davidson FLSTFB – Fat Boy Special in Series 166 with ticket no. 0891 joined the group of lucky winners to receive their winning prizes and witness the Double Millionaire and Finest Surprise Draw.

The draw and presentation of winners were conducted by Dubai Duty Free officials headed by Colm McLoughlin, Managing Director, George Horan, Deputy Managing Director, Ramesh Cidambi, Director - IT & Logistics, Sinead El Sibai, Manager-Events, Advertising & Media Relations, Nic Bruwer, Manager – Human Resources and Michael Schmidt, Manager – Operations.