Second Dh30 Million Jackpot in Five Weeks: Sunil Kumar Sadasivan Wins UAE Lottery Draw 260701

Last updated: 6 August 2026

The UAE Lottery has produced its second Dh30 million Grand Prize winner in five weeks. Sunil Kumar Sadasivan, a 52-year-old Indian maintenance technician living in Abu Dhabi, matched all seven numbers in Lucky Day draw 260701 on Wednesday 1 July 2026. He follows Tayab Khan, the Nepalese security guard who won the first Dh30 million jackpot on 27 May, and becomes the third Grand Prize winner in the lottery's history.

Key takeaways

• Sunil Kumar Sadasivan, 52, an Indian expat from Kerala working in Abu Dhabi as a maintenance technician, won Dh30 million in Lucky Day draw 260701 on 1 July 2026.
• The winning numbers were 1, 9, 15, 19, 20 and 25 in the Days section, plus 6 in the Months section.
• He is the second Dh30 million winner in five weeks, after Tayab Khan won the 27 May draw (260527).
• The jackpot was reset from Dh100 million to Dh30 million in the December 2025 format revamp; the only Dh100 million prize ever won went to Anilkumar Bolla in October 2025.

What happened in draw 260701

The Wednesday-night draw on 1 July produced a single Grand Prize winner. One ticket matched all six Days numbers — 1, 9, 15, 19, 20, 25 — and the Months number 6 to take the Dh30 million top prize, as Gulf News and Khaleej Times reported the same evening. The Dh5 million Second Prize went unclaimed, while two players won Dh100,000 each and three guaranteed Lucky Chance prizes of Dh50,000 were paid out.

The operator confirmed the winner's identity in the days after the draw, and on 13 July Gulf News and Khaleej Times published his first detailed account. Sadasivan, from Kerala, said he chose the numbers from the three dates that matter most to him: his daughter's birthday, his own and his wife's. He discovered the win checking his phone at about 9:45pm after a work shift. His stated plans are modest: finish the family home, buy his seven-year-old daughter a gift, fund her education and rest from work.

What were the winning numbers?

The winning numbers for Lucky Day draw 260701 on 1 July 2026 were 1, 9, 15, 19, 20 and 25 in the Days section, plus 6 in the Months section, as shown on the lottery's official results page.

• Sadasivan told Gulf News and Khaleej Times he built the numbers from three family birthdays: his daughter's, his own and his wife's.
• His was the only ticket to match all seven numbers; the Dh5 million Second Prize went unclaimed in the same draw.
• The game matrix, prize tiers and how to play are covered in our UAE Lottery rules explainer.

Two Dh30 million jackpots in five weeks

The first Dh30 million Grand Prize went to Tayab Khan, a Nepalese resident of Abu Dhabi, in draw 260527 on 27 May 2026, which fell on Eid Al Adha. The lottery revealed his identity on 2 June; Gulf News later reported that the 26-year-old security guard would share the prize with four friends.

Two top-prize winners in five weeks is a striking turn for a jackpot that had never been won in its previous form. Under the old format, the Dh100 million Grand Prize was hit only once — by Anilkumar Bolla, a 29-year-old Indian expat, on 18 October 2025. The December 2025 revamp cut the jackpot from Dh100 million to Dh30 million while raising the second prize from Dh1 million to Dh5 million, a structure designed to make the top prize winnable more often. Two winners in five weeks suggest it is working.

Who won the Dh30 million UAE Lottery jackpot?

Two players have won the Dh30 million Grand Prize to date: Sunil Kumar Sadasivan, a 52-year-old Indian maintenance technician from Kerala living in Abu Dhabi, in draw 260701 on 1 July 2026, and Tayab Khan, a Nepalese security guard in Abu Dhabi, in draw 260527 on 27 May 2026.

• Both wins came under the format introduced in December 2025, which cut the Grand Prize from Dh100 million to Dh30 million.
• The only larger jackpot ever won was Anilkumar Bolla's Dh100 million on 18 October 2025, under the old format.
• The operator confirmed both winners' identities in the days after each draw; Gulf News reported that Khan, 26, is sharing his prize with four friends.

About the game

Lucky Day is the flagship draw of The UAE Lottery, operated by The Game LLC, the Abu Dhabi company that holds the country's lottery licence from the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), the federal regulator for commercial gaming. Draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:30pm, with a Dh30 million Grand Prize, a Dh5 million Second Prize and three guaranteed Dh50,000 Lucky Chance prizes in each draw.

Every Grand Prize winner to date is listed on our running UAE Lottery winners list.

FAQ

Who won the UAE Lottery Dh30 million jackpot in July 2026? Sunil Kumar Sadasivan, a 52-year-old Indian maintenance technician from Kerala living in Abu Dhabi. He won Lucky Day draw 260701 on 1 July 2026.

What were the winning numbers for draw 260701? Days: 1, 9, 15, 19, 20 and 25. Months: 6.

How many Dh30 million winners has the UAE Lottery had? Two, both in mid-2026: Tayab Khan (27 May) and Sunil Kumar Sadasivan (1 July). The only larger jackpot ever won was Anilkumar Bolla's Dh100 million in October 2025, under the old format.

When are UAE Lottery Lucky Day draws held? Every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:30pm UAE time.

Who regulates the UAE Lottery? The General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), the UAE's federal gaming regulator; the lottery is operated by The Game LLC under a GCGRA licence.

Further reading

• UAE Lottery winners: every Grand Prize winner so far
• UAE Lottery draw 260718: winning numbers and odds
• UAE Lottery rules explained
• The Game LLC and the UAE lottery licence
• UAE Lottery vs Big Ticket vs Dubai Duty Free

Sources

• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery kicks off July with second Dh30m jackpot winner" (1 July 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lottery-kicks-off-july-with-second-dh30m-jackpot-winner-1.500593807
• Khaleej Times, "Second UAE Lottery winner hits Dh30 million jackpot" (1 July 2026): https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/second-uae-lottery-winner-hits-dh30-million-jackpot
• The UAE Lottery, official Lucky Day results: https://www.theuaelottery.ae/lottery/luckyday/results
• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery's second Dh30 million winner, Indian expat Sunil Kumar Sadasivan, reveals how he hit the jackpot" (13 July 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lotterys-second-dh30-million-winner-indian-expat-sunil-kumar-sadasivan-reveals-how-he-hit-the-jackpot-1.500606279
• Khaleej Times, "Family birth dates help Indian expat win Dh30 million in UAE Lottery" (13 July 2026): https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/indian-expat-sunil-kumar-sadasivan-family-birth-dates-wins-dh30-million-uae-lottery
• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery reveals full identity of first Dh30 million winner Tayab" (2 June 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lottery-reveals-full-identity-of-first-dh30-million-winner-tayab-1.500560505
• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery: 26-year-old security guard and four friends win Dh30 million grand prize" (8 June 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lottery-26-year-old-security-guard-and-four-friends-win-first-dh30-million-grand-prize-1.500567115
• Khaleej Times, "Nepal security guard wins Dh30 million UAE Lottery" (8 June 2026): https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/nepal-expat-tayab-khan-uae-lottery-dh30-million-win