Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Kerala Man Wins Rs 26 Lakh UAE Lottery Jackpot
A man named Saidalavi works as a watchman at a school in the United Arab Emirates, far from his home in Kerala, India.
Every month for four years, he and his friends put their money together to buy lottery tickets.
A lottery is a game where people buy tickets and a few lucky tickets are picked randomly to win prizes.
One day, their group ticket was picked as a winner, and Saidalavi won a very big prize.
He won 100,000 Dirhams, which is about 26 lakh rupees in Indian money.
He shared a bigger total prize of 500,000 Dirhams with four other winners.
His friend Anub was the one who randomly picked the lucky ticket.
Saidalavi plans to send his share of the money home to help his family in India.
He has already bought a ticket for the next draw and says: keep hoping, your day will come.
Saidalavi Kariodan Varichalil, a 44-year-old watchman from Kerala living in the UAE for 17 years, won 100,000 Dirhams (about Rs 26 lakh) in the Big Ticket draw Series 289.
His group ticket, randomly selected by his friend Anub, was one of five winning entries sharing a total prize pool of 500,000 Dirhams.
Each of the five winners, including Akhil Chandran RP and Sarath Sasidharan from Kerala and Arifuzzaman Shuvo and Sabuj Md Delowar Munshi from Bangladesh, received an equal share of 100,000 Dirhams.
Saidalavi regularly pooled money with friends every month for the past four years to buy Big Ticket raffle tickets.
He plans to send his winnings to support his family in India and has already bought a ticket for the next raffle, saying: 'Keep hoping! Your day will come.'
- Who
- Saidalavi Kariodan Varichalil, a 44-year-old watchman from Kerala living in the UAE, along with four other winners of Big Ticket Series 289.
- What
- Won 100,000 Dirhams (approximately Rs 26 lakh) in the Big Ticket raffle, sharing a 500,000 Dirhams prize pool with four others.
- When
- During Series 289 of the Big Ticket draw; the specific date is not stated in the articles.
- Where
- United Arab Emirates; the winner hails from Kerala, India.
- Why
- His group's pooled ticket was drawn as a winning entry after four years of regularly buying tickets together with friends.
- Winner
- Saidalavi Kariodan Varichalil
- Age
- 44
- Prize
- 100,000 Dirhams (approximately Rs 26 lakh)
- Draw
- Big Ticket, Series 289
- Total prize pool
- 500,000 Dirhams shared by five winners
- Occupation
- Watchman at a local school in the UAE
- Length of stay in UAE
- 17 years
- Plans for winnings
- Send money to support family in India
