DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Duty Free, a subsidiary of Qatar Airways, has announced the winner of its exciting 16th Millionaire Draw, 129th Car Draw and 8th Bike Draw. The second Millionaire draw of 2014, conducted at Hamad International Airport, saw Don Thomas Chowalloor, an Indian national, become the lucky winner of the coveted US$1 million cash prize.
Winner Don Thomas Chowalloor commented: “This is an unbelievable moment in my life, I will certainly use some of the money to help some under-privileged people for charity. Thank you Qatar Duty Free for this amazing opportunity."
The draws were conducted inside the Qatar Duty Free area at Hamad International Airport, and were presided over by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, His Excellency, Mr. Akbar Al Baker.
The winner of the 129th car draw which was also held was Sara Obaid Alkaabi from Kuwait who won a Bentley – Continental Flying Spur – Special Qatar Edition. Croatian national, Teo Maljkovic, was the lucky winner of the 8th bike draw – his prize was a Ducati.
Mr. Al Baker said: “I offer my personal congratulations to all three winners. Qatar Duty Free has a long history of creating exciting moments for passengers entering the Millionaire and luxury car draws.The Qatar Duty Free Millionaire draw is a very popular promotion and for this first draw in our new airport, the raffle tickets were sold out in record time. The tremendous response we have received from customers since we started the Millionaire draw has encouraged us to bring back the promotion time and time again. Thus, for those who missed out on their chance with the Millionaire draw this time, there’s always another opportunity to win."
The winning millionaire ticket number was: 3297.
The US Dollar Millionaire raffle was launched in May 2006, giving passengers a great opportunity to win as each draw is made after 5,000 tickets are sold.
Departing and transiting passengers at Doha International Airport are able to purchase US Dollar Millionaire raffle tickets for QAR950 each, and luxury car draw tickets can also be purchased from Qatar Duty Free. In addition, tickets can be bought online from Qatar Duty Free’s website at www.qatardutyfree.com.qa.
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