UAE Big Ticket names Kerala watchman among winners

A 44-year-old school watchman from Kerala has been listed among the Dh100,000 prize recipients in the UAE’s Big Ticket Series 289, according to information shared by the draw’s organisers.

The organisers said three Indian expatriates were named as Dh100,000 winners in the same series. One of them was identified as Saidalavi Kariodan Varichalil, who has been living in the UAE for 17 years.

Big Ticket Series 289 and the Dh100,000 prize list Big Ticket is a raffle-style lottery in the Big Ticket is a raffle-style lottery in the UAE that awards cash prizes through numbered draws described as “series.” Series 289 is one of these rounds, and the organisers’ note placed Varichalil among the Dh100,000 winners for that series. Varichalil said he plans to send the prize money to his family in India. He also said he has already bought another ticket for the next draw. Indian expatriates and why prizes are discussed in dirhams and rupees The organisers’ background notes described winners as typically drawn from a large pool of expatriate ticket-holders across the Gulf. Indian nationals are one of the largest expatriate communities in the UAE and work across construction, services, and professional sectors.

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Dh100,000 is roughly Rs 26 lakh at current exchange rates, according to the background provided with the series details. In practice, such prizes are often discussed in both dirhams and rupees because many expatriate households plan savings and spending across the UAE and India.

What is known, and what remains unclear in the organisers’ note The organisers’ information did not include further details about the other two Indian expatriates listed as Dh100,000 winners in Series 289 beyond the count of three winners. It also did not describe any broader change to the draw format or to the underlying Big Ticket programme.

The episode was presented as an individual outcome rather than a policy or institutional development. While it highlights ongoing links between Gulf economies and South Asia through expatriate incomes and remittances, the information provided did not include any date-specific indicator tied to government decisions or financial-system measures.