SINGAPORE. Changi Airport Group has unveiled the latest winner of the “˜Be a Changi Millionaire’ draw for the month of August: Singaporean Loh Kee Peng.
The 39-year old sales manager is the first Singaporean to become a monthly winner, and now stands a one-in-six chance of winning S$1 million (US$733,600) cash in the main prize draw next January. Previous monthly winners for June and July hailed from Australia and South Africa respectively.
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Loh Kee Peng is the first Singaporean monthly winner in the “˜Be a Changi Millionaire’ draw |
The purchase that scored him the chance to participate in the draw was a S$5,000 platinum diamond ring from Tiffany & Co – a wedding anniversary gift for his wife.
“The good news about winning the August draw has not fully sunk in yet, let alone the fact that I have a one-in-six chance to win a million dollars,” Loh said. “I was invited to fill up some lucky draw forms so I did. It never crossed my mind that I could be the winner. It’s so exciting and I’m really looking forward to the grand draw.”
As the monthly winner, Loh wins S$5,000 (US$3,670) in cash plus a three day/two night stay in a luxury hotel.
Described as an avid fan of Changi, Loh visits the airport with his family three or four times a month even when he is not travelling. The regular patron frequents Changi for dinner and other leisure activities.
As a member of Changi Rewards, an incentive programme that rewards airport visitors for spending on retail, food & beverage and selected services, Loh has been accumulating points whenever he shops and dines at the airport. Accumulated points can then be exchanged for Changi Airport Dollar vouchers, which allowed Loh to offset the purchase of the Tiffany & Co ring.
The “˜Be a Changi Millionaire’ Draw promotion, which commenced on 1 June 2010, offers a grand prize of S$1 million in cash. The millionaire will be selected from the six monthly winners. In addition there are 188 other cash prizes totalling more than S$200,000 (US$146,700).
In January 2011, Loh will participate in the grand draw alongside the five other monthly finalists, whose names will be drawn upon the close of every month from June to November 2010.
Asked how he intends to spend the grand prize of S$1 million if he wins, Loh replied: “It is my dream to be debt-free, so the bulk of the prize money will go towards the repayment of my housing loan. A portion will also be donated to charity, while some will be spent on pampering my family with a nice holiday, good dinner and perhaps more pretty gifts from Tiffany – which has brought me good luck.”
In addition to the monthly winner, 31 daily winners (one each day) have also been drawn from the qualifying entries submitted during the month of August. Each wins a cash prize of S$1,000 (US$734). The daily winners comprise nationals of many countries including 11 from Singapore, four from Indonesia, and four from Malaysia. Other winners come from Australia, Britain, China, Kazakhstan, Korea, Philippines, Turkey and South Africa.
About Be a Changi Millionaire
To qualify for the millionaire draw passengers and visitors need to shop or dine at Changi Airport, with a minimum spend of S$60. The number of chances increases exponentially with the amount spent. Additional chances are given to Changi Rewards members or those who pay with Visa cards. Purchases made in both the public and transit areas of Changi Airport qualify for the draw. The qualifying period is 1 June to 30 November.
The Be a Changi Millionaire promotion sees a daily prize of S$1,000 given over the 183 days of the qualifying period. After the close of each month a monthly draw will be conducted to shortlist one finalist for participation in the grand draw. Apart from the chance to win S$1 million, the finalists will win S$5,000 in cash, plus a three-day/two-night stay in a luxury hotel in Singapore, with air fare provided for non-Singapore residents. From among the six monthly finalists, the Changi Millionaire will be selected in a grand draw which will take place at Changi Airport in January 2011.
Be a Changi Millionaire is co-sponsored by Changi Airport Group and Visa Worldwide.
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