A 50-year-old Indian national working at a grocery store in Bur Dubai, has emerged the winner of the mega prize worth Dh500,000 ($136,101) in Infiniti Mega Raffle held as part of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF)

V. Tharuvai, finally reaped the fruits of patience, with the life-changing prize  after 15-year long wait.

A true optimist at heart, Tharuvai was completely confident about winning the mega bumper prize one day. After loyally investing in three to four Infiniti Mega Raffles each edition, this year, he is truly enjoying the dividends in the form of the bumper prize.

A resident of Dubai for the past 32 years, Tharuvai had full faith that the city will change his life forever sooner or later.

Hence, he set aside half of his salary of Dh1,200 for purchasing the three tickets and bought the coupons from the Fahidi Kiosk in Bur Dubai.

And finally when he received the call he had been waiting for, for the last 15 years, he knew his lifelong wish had come finally come true.

“In my heart, I always believed that I will win the grand prize of the Infiniti Mega Raffle someday. Dubai has turned the dreams of so many people into a reality and I was always hopeful that my life would also take a new direction in this city,” said the grocery employee with a big smile.

On his future plans, Tharuvai said, "I would like to start my own small grocery in Bur Dubai and also build a house for myself, my wife and three kids, back home in Kerala."

The DSF is offering residents and visitors the opportunity to win QX50 and QX60 Infiniti cars in addition to Dh100,000 in cash every day through its raffle until February 1.

The daily prize consists of two luxurious Infiniti models, QX60 and Q50, plus Dh100,000 in cash.
Shoppers can purchase the Infiniti Mega Raffle ticket for just Dh200 at select Enoc and Eppco petrol stations, Global Village, Gold Souk and at main streets.

As a special gesture in celebration of the DSF 20th Anniversary, shoppers participating in the Infiniti Mega Raffle will get a second chance to win with over Dh2 million in additional prizes that will be up for grabs at weekly raffle draws.

At these DSF 20th Anniversary Special weekly draws, five lucky shoppers stand to win cash prizes of Dh100,000 each.-TradeArabia News Service