The Abu Dhabi Airport Lottery or Big Ticket draw started in the year 1992. It was started in the terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport. In the beginning, the grand prize was 1 Million dirhams. It is one of the largest and longest-running lucky draws in the UAE. There are multiple types of draws there – including the Grand Prize, the Luxury Car Prize, Luxury Motor Cycle prizes, and now the weekly cash prizes that vary from AED 250,000 to AED 500,000. From the new year, the Grand Prize now guarantees a minimum of 10 million UAE dirhams.
The Grand Prizes of Big Ticket
The Grand Prizes of Big Tickets guarantees a minimum of 10 million for the first prize winner. Also, The Grand prize amount changes every month. The biggest amount ever given out by Big ticket is AED 25 Million. The different amounts so far given are AED 10 Million, AED 12 Million, AED 15 Million, AED 20 Million, AED 22 Million, and AED 25 Million. The beauty or important thing in the Big ticket draw is that Prizes are guaranteed and the draw happens only from sold tickets. The draw happens regularly on every 3rd of the month without any interruption.
Cost of Abu Dhabi Lottery
The Cost price of each Abu Dhabi Lottery is AED 500. This price is inclusive of Value Added Tax that was introduced in the United Arab Emirates on 1st January 2018. Earlier, the cost was the same but without the tax. When the VAT was introduced, the Big ticket company absorbed the VAT portion and included the VAT amount in the total cost of AED 500.
The Abu Dhabi Lottery has an offer always. If a person buys 2 tickets, they will get one ticket extra. That means, for the cost of AED 1,000/-, the buyer will get 3 ticket numbers printed in their name. The cost of the ticket, in this case, will become AED 333.33 against the normal price of AED 500. And Instead of 2 draws, the customer will get 3 chances of winning.
Total Draws of Big Ticket in a Month
Other than the mega prize draw, the total draws of big tickets in a month go to three or four categories in certain months. There will be a Jeep draw in the dream car segment. Also, another saloon car draw is there in the dream car segment. These cars will be in the range of Maserati, Mercedes Benz, Range Rover Etc. There are superbike draws as well. Sometimes low-end luxury cars such as Prado also will be drawn in some months. The cost of a luxury car draw ticket is AED 150/-
Where to Buy Abu Dhabi Big Ticket From
Abu Dhabi Big Ticket can buy from their online store very easily. The tickets can be bought from the official site of www.shop.bigticket.ae from anywhere in the world. Those who want a physical ticket can buy it from various locations. The main location is Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Terminal 1 Departure and Arrival gates. Other than the Abu Dhabi Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 also have counters and departure and arrival gates. (Some stores are temporarily closed due to some technical reasons). Terminal 1 & 3 departure stores are always open. Other stores are having different timings. The timing is 8:00 am to 12:00 am.
