The Dubai Duty Free Lottery Ticket has a cost of USD 272 or AED 1,000. This is a lucky dip program introduced by Dubai International Airport in the year 1999. The total number of tickets in the Dubai Duty Free lottery draw is only 5000. That means one in every 5000 wins a grand prize of USD 1 million. The date of draw is not fixed. It happens just after tickets are sold out for a series. Sometimes, multiple draws happen at a time – lie two draws or three draws on the same date. The draws are numbered and the happening of 2 to 3 draws are also possible at times.
Draw Date of Dubai Duty Free Ticket
The average draw date of the Dubai Duty Free ticket lottery is about 3 weeks. This is the time period that takes to sell off all the 5000 tickets of Dubai Duty Free. The dates are not fixed. When a sold-out situation happens for a series, the draw date will be scheduled. It is normally 2 to 3 weeks. On a given date, there could be a lucky draw for more than one series also. The finest bike and finest car draw also happen the same way. This makes sure that no unpurchased ticket numbers are entered in the draw.
Two Time Lottery Winners
Dubai Duty Free tickets draw started in the year 1999. It is also called Millennium Millionaire Draw. In the total of 21 years of drawing, the winner’s list saw 7 times repetition of names for Million Dollars. The current draw number or series number is above 380. In the 379 draws seven people from different countries won the mega prize twice.
How to Buy Dubai Duty Free Lottery?
The Dubai Duty Free lottery ticket can purchase online from Dubai Duty Free Official Website www.dubaidutyfree.com and offline also. The physical tickets are available at arrival and departure shopping areas of Dubai Airports Terminal 1,2,3 and Al Maktoum international airport at Jebel Ali. Tickets can be purchased by paying cash in UAE Dirham or by most international currencies. These international currencies will be converted into UAE dirham at that particular day’s exchange rate displayed at the airport. Credit and Debit cards are also accepted.
Who Can Buy Dubai Duty Free Lottery?
Any nationality listed in the Dubai Duty Free website can buy the tickets. It is not necessary to travel to Dubai to buy this ticket. If you are traveling thru Dubai Airport, you can buy it from the Dubai Airport. Even if you are not traveling also, you can buy tickets online by using a credit or debit card.
Money Transfer of Dubai Duty Free Winner
In case of winning one million dollars, the money will be transferred to the winner’s account by telegraphic transfer or bank transfer. The winner must provide proof of purchase such as Original Ticket, Passport copy, and Bank Details with account number etc. The fund transfer from Duty Free takes around 20 to 30 days maximum.
Tax on Dubai Duty Free Winning
There is no Tax on Dubai Duty Free winning amount in the United Arab Emirates. But there may be processing fee by the bank and TAXES at the receiving country according to that country’s law.