An Australian man on his first overseas holiday with his wife has become the first monthly winner of the 'Be a Changi Millionaire' Draw after buying two bottles of perfume at Singapore Changi Airport. -- ST PHOTO: M.O. SALLEH
AN AUSTRALIAN man on his first overseas holiday with his wife has become the first monthly winner of the 'Be a Changi Millionaire' Draw after buying two bottles of perfume at Singapore Changi Airport.
Mr Philip Moody, 53, won S$5,000 in cash plus return airfare to Singapore with a three day/two night hotel stay as the June winner of the monthly draw. The veteran police officer now has a one-in-six chance of becoming the Changi Millionaire.
The 'Be a Changi Millionaire' draw, which kicked off on June 1, offers a grand prize of S$1 million in cash, which is 'possibly the largest cash prize ever to be given away in a retail draw in Singapore or by an airport anywhere in the world', Changi Airport Group said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Millionaire will be selected from among six monthly winners. In addition, there are 188 other cash prizes totalling more than S$200,000.
'This can't be true, I'm not that lucky. I really thought it was some kind of a practical joke,' said Mr Moody, when told that his name had been drawn as the Draw winner for June. 'My wife and I talked about it on our flight home, but I never really thought I would be picked out of all the people I imagine took part!'
In May, Mr Moody and his wife set off on their holiday - setting foot outside of Australia together for the first time. The couple spent one month in Europe exploring Ireland, England and Paris. On their way back to Australia, they stopped over in Singapore for a short trip, where Mr Moody bought fragrances for his wife and daughter. Worth about S$200, the purchase turned out to be the winning lucky draw entry for Mr Moody.
Should he win the S$1 million Grand Prize, Mr Moody said he will be setting aside some of the money to see more of the world, especially Asian countries such as China, Japan and Singapore, pay off some loans, and share it with his children. In addition to the monthly winner, 30 daily winners were also drawn from the qualifying entries submitted during the month of June, each winning a cash prize of S$1,000
