Big Ticket Price 2026: Dh500 a Ticket, Dh150 for Dream Car, and What Buy 2 Get 3 Really Costs

Last updated: 7 November 2026

The Big Ticket price is Dh500 per ticket, including VAT, for the monthly cash draw. A Dream Car ticket costs Dh150, also including VAT. Those are the fixed prices in the operator's draw rules. When we checked on 4 November, the site was running a "Buy 2 tickets, Get 3 Free" offer for the 3 December 2026 draw: five tickets for Dh1,000, or Dh200 each, but only if both paid tickets go through in one transaction.

Key takeaways

• Big Ticket (monthly cash draw): Dh500 per ticket including VAT, according to Big Ticket's draw rules (version 20260716v1.1).
• Dream Car: Dh150 per ticket including VAT. It is a separate draw with its own tickets.
• Current offer: "Buy 2 tickets, Get 3 Free" for Series 293, valid only when two tickets are bought in the same transaction. That works out at Dh200 per ticket.
• Spending cap: every customer has a default monthly spend limit of Dh10,000; for online account holders it is shared between online and counter purchases. That is 20 tickets at full price.
• No refunds: the terms say ticket sales are final, apart from a draw that is cancelled and not rescheduled.
• Where to buy: bigticket.ae, or the counters at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi and at Al Ain Airport. There is no outlet in Dubai.

How much is a Big Ticket in 2026?

A Big Ticket costs Dh500. Big Ticket's "Draw Rules and Procedures", version 20260716v1.1, set the price at "500 AED per ticket (inc. VAT)", so there is nothing added at checkout for tax. One ticket is one entry in one monthly draw: a ticket bought in November goes into the Series 293 draw on 3 December and nothing after it.

The price has not moved this year. What moves is the prize. The 11 grand prizes of 2026 so far have ranged from Dh15 million to Dh30 million, and Series 293 offers Dh25 million. Our Series 292 results and the full 2026 winners list show how that played out month by month. For what the draw is, who runs it and how it works, see our Big Ticket explainer. This page deals only with what you pay.

How much is a Big Ticket Dream Car ticket?

Dh150, including VAT. The draw rules list the Dream Car as a separate product, with tickets at "150 AED per ticket (inc. VAT)" and the draw held at the same 7:30pm slot on the 3rd of the month.

A Dream Car ticket covers one car draw only. It gives no entry into the Dh25 million cash draw, and a Dh500 Big Ticket gives no entry into the car draw. Two cars are on sale at the moment: a Nissan Patrol (Series 04) drawn on 3 December and a BMW M440i (Series 33) drawn on 3 January 2027. That is because each Dream Car sales window stays open for two calendar months.

What does Buy 2 Get 3 Free actually cost?

Paying Dh1,000 for two tickets gets you five entries, which works out at Dh200 per ticket, 60 per cent below the list price. The homepage adds a condition: "Your free tickets are only valid when you purchase 2 tickets in the same transaction. Separate purchases will not qualify."

What you buy — You pay — Entries — Cost per entry

• 1 ticket — Dh500 — 1 — Dh500
• 2 tickets, separate purchases — Dh1,000 — 2 — Dh500
• 2 tickets, one transaction (offer) — Dh1,000 — 5 — Dh200

Three things the banner does not say:

• More than two tickets. The banner describes only the two-ticket bundle. It does not say what happens when you buy four or six tickets in a single basket.
• Counters. It does not say whether the airport counters honour the offer.
• Dream Car. The same banner appears on the Dream Car page, but the offer text never names the car draw.

Check the basket total before you pay. Big Ticket's terms let the operator "withdraw any promotional offer or amend any of the Promotional Terms at any time", with no refund if it does.

Does the offer change from month to month?

Yes, often. For the November draw (Series 292) the site offered "Buy 2 tickets, Get 2 Free", as our October report recorded. December's offer adds a third free ticket. Under Big Ticket's terms, promotions have their own promotional terms published on the site while they run. Some promotions are not advertised publicly, and an offer can be withdrawn or changed at any time.

So treat any price claim older than the current sales month as out of date. Sales for a draw open at 00:01 on the 1st of the month before it and close at the end of that month. Online sales for the 3 December draw end at 23:45 on 30 November, and counter sales at 23:55.

Is there a limit on how many Big Tickets you can buy?

Yes. Section 12.1 of the terms gives every customer "a maximum monthly spend limit of AED 10,000". For customers with an online account, the limit is shared between online and in-store purchases. Online account holders can set a lower limit through "My Account", but not a higher one.

At the list price, Dh10,000 buys 20 tickets. The terms do not say whether free tickets from an offer count towards the limit. The ticket picker on the site also caps a single selection at 20 numbers. Players can choose their own six-digit ticket numbers or use a quick-select option.

The same section offers two brakes. A time-out pauses online purchases for 3, 7, 14, 30 or 42 days. Self-exclusion blocks purchases for three months, and the player cannot reverse it once it is set.

Can you get a refund on a Big Ticket?

No. Section 5.3 of the terms reads: "Once purchased, all ticket sales are final and no refunds will be given under any circumstances, unless otherwise specifically stated." The terms provide for refunds only if a draw is declared invalid or cannot take place and is not rescheduled.

That matters because draws can move. The March 2026 draw, Series 284, was held on 4 March rather than the 3rd, according to the operator's own winners list.

Where can you buy a Big Ticket, and does the price differ?

Tickets are sold at bigticket.ae and at counters at Abu Dhabi Airport and Al Ain Airport. The help desk says there is currently no outlet in Dubai. The draw rules give one price, Dh500, with no separate counter price. Every 2026 grand prize so far has gone to a ticket bought online.

You must be 18 or over. Big Ticket's help desk says people who do not live in the UAE can buy on the website, and Indians without a passport can use an Aadhaar card as ID. The terms add that you must not be barred from taking part by the laws of the country where you live. Any other website, app or social media account selling "Big Ticket" entries at a discount is not the operator. Our guide to fake lottery apps shows how to spot them.

Is a Big Ticket better value than Dubai Duty Free?

The two prices buy very different odds. Dubai Duty Free's Millennium Millionaire costs Dh1,000 plus 5% VAT (Dh1,050), more than twice the Big Ticket list price, but each series is "Limited to 5000 Tickets", so the chance of winning is fixed at 1 in 5,000 when a series sells out. Big Ticket's rules say "there is no cap on entries", and the odds "cannot be fixed in advance". A cheaper ticket in an uncapped draw is not automatically better value. You cannot work out what Dh500 buys in probability terms because the operator does not publish sales.

Our UAE Lottery vs Big Ticket odds analysis and three-way comparison go further. Whatever the offer, a Big Ticket is a paid game of chance. Set a budget below the Dh10,000 default, or use the time-out tools, if spending creeps up. Free, confidential help is listed in our responsible gambling guide.

FAQ

What is the Big Ticket price? Dh500 per ticket including VAT for the monthly cash draw, and Dh150 including VAT for a Dream Car ticket.

How much is the Big Ticket Buy 2 Get 3 offer? Dh1,000 for five tickets (two paid, three free), or Dh200 per entry. Both paid tickets must be in the same transaction.

Is VAT extra on a Big Ticket? No. The draw rules quote Dh500 "inc. VAT".

How many Big Tickets can I buy a month? The default limit is Dh10,000 of spending a month per customer, online and in store combined, which is 20 tickets at full price. You can set a lower limit but not a higher one.

Can I buy a Big Ticket in Dubai? Not in person. The only counters are at Abu Dhabi and Al Ain airports. People in Dubai can buy at bigticket.ae.

Does one ticket cover more than one draw? No. Each Dh500 ticket enters the one monthly draw whose sales window it was bought in. It does not roll over into later draws.

Further reading

• Big Ticket Abu Dhabi explained: price, draw dates, owner and legality
• Big Ticket 292 winner: Meena Sareen takes Dh25 million
• Every Big Ticket grand prize winner of 2026
• UAE Lottery vs Big Ticket: the odds maths
• Fake UAE lottery and casino apps: how to spot them

Sources

• Big Ticket, "Draw Rules and Procedures" v20260716v1.1 (ticket prices, sales windows, no cap on entries), accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket.ae/draw-rules-and-procedures
• Big Ticket, "Terms and Conditions" version 20262206 (ss. 5.3, 6.10, 12, 13), accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket.ae/terms-and-conditions
• Big Ticket, homepage (Buy 2 Get 3 Free and same-transaction condition, ticket selector), accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket.ae/
• Big Ticket, ticket page (Series 293 prizes), accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket.ae/big-ticket
• Big Ticket, Dream Car page (cars on sale and draw dates), accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket.ae/dream-car
• Big Ticket, "Winner's Club" (2026 grand prizes, purchase channel, Series 284 date), accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket.ae/winners-club
• Big Ticket help desk, purchase FAQs, accessed 4 November 2026: https://bigticket-org.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/folders/64000111141
• Dubai Duty Free, "Millennium Millionaire" (Dh1,000 ticket, limited to 5,000 tickets), accessed 4 November 2026: https://www.dubaidutyfree.com/millennium-millionaire/category/MM
• Dubai Duty Free, Millennium Millionaire "Terms & Conditions" pop-up ("Each ticket is priced at AED 1,000, excludes 5% VAT"), accessed 4 November 2026: https://www.dubaidutyfree.com/millennium-millionaire/category/MM