India, May 29 -- They say that opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door. Except in this case, it did. An Indian expat in Dubai has won the $1 million jackpot in a lottery for the second time in less than a decade.

Paul Jose Mavely, a 60-year-old Indian expat from Kerala, won the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw for the second time. The official Instagram account of Dubai Duty Free announced him as the winner yesterday.

According to a report in Khaleej Times, Mavely has been participating in the Dubai Duty Free draw since 1999. He and his friends pool in money to purchase the ticket. This time, he shared the cost of the ticket with his 17 friends.

Mavely purchased ticket number 3532 online on May 19. His name was anno...