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Office boy from India wins 200-gram gold bar in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi
Aruna Krishnappa Kidiyoor, 45, has lived in Bahrain for 23 years and began playing regularly with friends only about four months ago; three others also won bars.

At a glance
- First reported by Hindustan Times: “Office boy from India wins 200-gram gold bar in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi”, with reporting from News of Bahrain.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 3:35 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: India.
- BBN covered this story before: Hyundai Bayon launches in India; Liverpool, LAFC, Texans (October 26).
The real story
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- Hindustan TimesOffice boy from India wins 200-gram gold bar in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi
- News of BahrainBahrain Based Indian Expat Wins 200g Gold Bar in Big Ticket Draw facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA forty-five-year-old office worker from India, living in Bahrain for twenty-three years, just won a two-hundred-gram gold bar in a Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHis name is Aruna Krishnappa Kidiyoor, and News of Bahrain says he'd been entering for a while but only started playing regularly with a group of friends about four months ago.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFour months. I've been in my fantasy league for six years and my prize is a trophy I have to engrave myself.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe said he was happy and surprised, and I'm sorry, I'm not okay. They started playing together and now he's a gold bar guy.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWorth about ninety-six thousand five hundred dirhams, and somebody in that group is already bringing the good chips to every meeting.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour months in, and the group chat finally paid out in something besides memes. Two hundred grams, and nobody has to split it with the one who just says lol.
The story so far
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- Rubio visits India as US-India trade deal nears · The New York Times
- Netflix India renames thriller Gajab Raat after police complaint · What's on Netflix
- Hyundai Bayon launches in India; Liverpool, LAFC, Texans · India Today
- Office boy from India wins 200-gram gold bar in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi (this story)
- Rare new barklice species found in India's Nilgiri Mountains · Research Matters
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