Tigo Millionaire Promotion draws over 50,000 responses

Nishantha from Marassana the lucky winner

‘Tigo,’ the new mobile experience in Sri Lanka launched their ‘Millionaire Promotion’ to which there was an unprecedented response from all parts of the island, with Nishantha Wickramasinghe from Ududeniya, Marassana becoming the first ever Tigo Millionaire.

“There was an unprecedented response to our Millionaire Promotion and in fact we had over 50,000 customers responding in as brief as six days,” Tigo CEO Dumindra Ratnayaka said.

Tigo’s Millionaire Promotion was conducted in collaboration with a popular radio station, with the grand draw being held on September 4, Tuesday.
Present for the final round were Dinesh Ratnayake from Galen Bindunu Wewa, Anurajika Wasanthi from Monaragala, Nadeesha Harshini from Kadawatha, the winner Nishantha Wickramasinghe, and H.G. Jayalal from Malabe.

They all faced eight rounds of questions based on Tigo’s island wide coverage, with Nishantha emerging the lucky winner.

“I am so pleased that I emerged the winner of Tigo’s first ever Millionaire Promotion,” said Nishantha, subsequent to receiving his cheque for Rs 1 million from Ratnayaka.

“I have been a loyal Tigo customer for over four years now and I am more than satisfied with their coverage and service, which has been good at all times. Coming from a rural area, I have never experienced any drop in coverage, while Tigo’s customer service has at all times been courteous and friendly.”

Nishantha also expressed his thanks to Tigo for giving him, as well as all those who participated in this novel promotion, the opportunity to become a millionaire.

“This promotion is evidence of our island-wide coverage and we are indeed heartened by the response we received; in fact all the finalists arrived with their parents and well wishers, which is ample proof of the popularity and enthusiasm with which this promotion was received,” said Ratnayaka.

He went on to say that Tigo will continue to provide customers with improved access, greater availability and enhanced affordability of mobile services, via the aspirational brand Tigo.

“We are determined to be, not just a part of your communication activities, instead, Tigo’s ultimate ambition is to become a part of the Sri Lankan lifestyle and with our island-wide connectivity this has indeed become a reality.”