Indian wins $1mn in Qatar Duty Free’s millionaire draw

An Indian has won $1mn in Qatar Duty Free’s latest dollar millionaire draw promotion.Satheesa Babu from Kerala in south India, who won the $1mn, is an aircraft technician with the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Babu bought his ticket in April before boarding his flight from Doha International Airport to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala’s capital.The draw was conducted inside the Qatar Duty retail area at Doha International Airport, presided over by senior management of Qatar Duty Free, a Qatar Airways subsidiary.Babu, a 50-year-old father of two and Doha resident for 15 years, said: “Buying a ticket to win $1mn has become a habit for me for the last four years whenever I go for annual vacation to my home town in India.“I am delighted to have finally won and can call myself a lucky person. My win makes me feel more secure as I can plan my family’s future and invest in my children’s education.“This is the best prize I have ever received in my life and I am sure that I will never lose a chance to buy the millionaire draw ticket again. Qatar Duty Free has changed my life and I take this opportunity to wish them continued success.”  Congratulating the winner, Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar al-Baker said: “I offer my personal congratulations to Babu on being the lucky winner of the latest draw.“The Qatar Duty Free Millionaire draw is a very popular promotion and has always been an exciting attraction for duty free shoppers at Doha International airport whether transiting through the airport or departing from Qatar.“Customers at Qatar Duty Free are a diverse mix of passengers from around the world. To those who missed out on their chance with the millionaire draw this time, there’s always another opportunity to win.”The US Dollar Millionaire raffle was launched in May 2006, giving passengers a “great opportunity” to win the bumper prize as each draw is made after 5,000 tickets are sold.Departing and transiting passengers at Doha International Airport are able to purchase raffle tickets for $263 or QR950 each. Tickets can also be bought online by anyone from Qatar Duty Free’s website at www.qatardutyfree.com.qa Qatar Duty Free operates within the Departures, Arrivals, VIP and the Premium Terminal of Doha International Airport. It also operates an outlet at Doha Port for a growing number of passengers arriving and departing Qatar by sea.