UAE Lottery reveals first name of second Dh30m winner: Is it an Indian expat again?
The masked name strongly suggests “Sunilkumar,” a name common among Indian expats in the UAE, raising the question of whether a second Indian resident has now struck the jackpot, months after an Indian IT professional became the UAE Lottery’s one and only Dh100 million winner in 2025.
Regular participants have already raised their doubts on social media about the latest winner also hailing from India.
First name reveal
The UAE Lottery has a track record of offering the public only a partial glimpse of big winners’ identities before the full name and story are released later.
It followed the same practice when it first identified the country’s inaugural Dh30 million winner as Tayab K** in May, weeks before his full identity was confirmed. The same was the case when Anilkumar Bolla hit the jackpot in the previous format of the lottery with a Dh100m Grand Prize.
If the pattern holds, the complete name, nationality and background of Sunilku**S**, should be made public in the coming days.
Whether the winner turns out to be another Indian expat following in Bolla’s footsteps, or a name that leads elsewhere entirely, remains to be seen.
Wednesday’s other winners
While Sunilku**S** walked away with the Dh30 million top prize, the Dh5 million second prize went unclaimed, meaning that amount will roll over into the next draw.
Two participants also picked up Dh100,000 each in the third prize category after matching five Days numbers along with the single winning Months number.
Their first names have been revealed as Katheri**C** and Annie V**
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