A Blackall man is thanking a last-minute decision for winning him a $54,000 Keno prize.
The Queenslander held a Keno 7 Spot winning entry in game 233 on Saturday 29 June 2019 that scored a total prize of $54,278.70.
Confirming his win with a Keno official this morning, the man said he still couldn’t quite believe he had won a major prize.
Boosting his prize was the fact that the man played his 7 Spot entry with a Keno Bonus, multiplying his windfall 10 times.
“It was a last-minute decision to put some Keno on at the end of the night,” he said.
“I couldn’t believe it when I won!
“We had a great time celebrating!
“I’ll use the prize to pay a few bills and put the rest aside for a rainy day.”
The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning Keno entry at Barcoo Hotel, 95 Shamrock Street, Blackall.
Barcoo Hotel manager Kerrie Hallam said she was ecstatic for her patron.
“We’re all so excited here in Blackall for our winner,” she exclaimed.
“It’s always great to see a local win big and it’s even better to know that these big prizes do land in regional areas.
“Congratulations to our winner!”
In 2018, Keno crowned 16 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $36.47 million.Six of these major winners were Queenslanders.
Queenslanders won $25.87 million on average each month playing Keno in pubs and clubs across the state.
Last year in Queensland alone, players bought 34.76 million Keno tickets and won $310.64 million in cash prizes, including 494 individual 7, 8, 9, and 10 Spot jackpot prizes.