Digicel customers win millions in `Deal or No Deal’ games

From left are Carlos Cummings, Waheeda Kaoium, Ryan Sobers, Ramona De Mattos and Premanand Dhaniram (Digicel photo)
From left are Carlos Cummings, Waheeda Kaoium, Ryan Sobers, Ramona De Mattos and Premanand Dhaniram (Digicel photo)

Mobile phone company Digicel has concluded a summer promotional campaign in which millions were won by contestants in its  “Deal or No Deal” game shows.

Five customers who qualified for each of the two shows had the opportunity to compete for a two million dollar cash prize, a release from the company said yesterday.

The winners were: Carlos Cummings – $2M, Waheeda Kaouim – $700,000, Ryan Sobers – $1M, Ramona DeMattos – $600,000, Premanand Dhaniram – $1M, Rwanda Bentham – $1M, Mary Williams – $1M, Godfrey Gardner – $700,000, Shonetta Roberts – $500,000 and Rean Ghani – $1M.

Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Guyana & Suriname, Deonarine Gopaul expressed the company’s gratitude to the customers, saying, “Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we wanted to show our appreciation in a big way. The ‘Deal or No Deal’ shows were a thrilling way to give back to those who have supported us over the years. We are overjoyed to have witnessed our customers walk away with life-changing amounts of money, and it was heartwarming to see those winning from far-flung areas such as Port Kaituma, Linden and Essequibo.