Hyderabad, July 26 -- A 39-year-old Hyderabadi man, based in Saudi Arabia, has won Dirham 50,000 (Rs 11,77,706) in the latest Big Ticket weekly e-draw held inAbu Dhabi.

The winner, Sameer Ahmed, who works as a safety officer in Riyadh, claimed the prize with ticket number 032096 in draw number 277. He has been residing in the Kingdom for the past 15 years.

"Oh! Big Ticket. Oh! Mashallah, Alhamdulillah," exclaimed Sameer, after show host Bouchra announced his win on air.

Sameer discovered the Big Ticket raffle only three months ago through a YouTube video and has been regularly buying tickets since. "I've been purchasing them alone, so I won't be sharing the prize with anyone," he said.

He had availed a bundle offer that granted him th...