Officials at the Dubai Duty Free draw.

Tides of excitement overwhelmed Ganesh Shinde after he became the new winner of the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw. The draw was held at Terminal 2 in Dubai International Airport.

Shinde is a 36-year-old Indian national based in Thane.

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A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s promotion for the past two years, the father of one Shinde is now on vacation; he will be going to Brazil where he works as a seaman with a firm, Seabras Sapura Talent Ltd.

Today's Millennium Millionaire draw was conducted by Dubai Duty Free's COO Ramesh Cidambi, EVP — Corporate Services, Salah Tahlak, Sinead El Sibai, SVP — Marketing, Mona Al Ali, SVP - HR, Michael Schmidt, SVP - Retail Support and Zayed Al Shebli, VP - Loss Prevention and Corporate Security.

Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for two luxury vehicles, which were won by a Frenchman and a Nepali national.