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Japanese civil engineer wins Changi Airport’s millionaire draw

SINGAPORE – A gift of chocolates for a client has led to Japanese civil engineer Seiichiro Oiyama being the latest to win S$1 million at Changi Airport.

Mr Seiichiro Oiyama, 34, is the winner of the Be a Changi Millionaire 2014 Grand Draw. Photo: Changi Airport Group

Mr Seiichiro Oiyama, 34, is the winner of the Be a Changi Millionaire 2014 Grand Draw. Photo: Changi Airport Group

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SINGAPORE – A gift of chocolates for a client has led to Japanese civil engineer Seiichiro Oiyama being the latest to win S$1 million at Changi Airport.

Mr Seiichiro Oiyama, 34, today (Feb 1) beat five other contestants to emerge winner at the Be a Changi Millionaire 2014 Grand Draw.

Mr Oiyama, who has lived in Singapore with his family for the past year, entered the draw after he bought some chocolates worth about S$80 for a client before flying off to Hanoi for a business trip. Shoppers have to spend at least S$30 in a single receipt at Changi Airport of iShopChangi.com to enter the draw.

Mr Oiyama, who has a four-year-old son, said he plans to use his windfall to bring his family on a celebratory trip to Mexico, and to realise his dream of owning a black Porsche Cayenne in Singapore. “It was very, very exciting ... I didn’t imagine this could happen,” he said.

Of the six finalists, three were from China and one each from Egypt, Japan and Singapore. The finalists were progressively eliminated through games, leaving Mr Oiyama and Mr Qin Peng from China left in the finale. They had to pick the correct finishing piece to complete a world map jigsaw puzzle, and Mr Oiyama chose the correct piece.

The Be a Changi Millionaire 2014 promotion saw a participation rate of 1.8 million lucky draw entries – more than double the number during its inaugural run in 2010 – and passengers from more than 200 countries participated. The other winners are: Former deejay Ivan Rantung (2010) and business development director, Peh Hock Peng (2012), both Singaporeans, as well as Australian engineer Jessica Down (2011) and Indonesian businessman Irvung Tio (2013).

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