A Kirwan man and his family were over the moon after a combination of instinct and family camaraderie led them to a $51,000 Keno win during a lunch outing.
The Townsville residents held a Keno Classic 8 Spot winning entry in draw 629, drawn Wednesday, 25 October 2023, and took home a total prize of $51,415.10.
The gleeful son relayed how the incredible win came about when an official from Keno called this morning to confirm the prize.
“It was a massive surprise! I didn’t even believe it at first,” he said.
“I was just out for lunch with Mum, Dad, and my partner.
“We each chose two numbers and put on an 8 Spot game. We initially had six numbers and won ourselves sixty dollars.
“So, we just decided to change our numbers up and put on another ten dollar’s worth, and that’s when we saw all eight numbers pop up!
“I had to do a double take. We all looked at each other in shock and excitement.
“Not a bad team effort, I must say!”
When asked how the family planned to enjoy their newfound treasure, the winning four shared they didn’t want to rush into anything and were going to wait before making any concrete decisions.
“We want to make the prize worthwhile, so we will take our time thinking about what we will do with the prize,” the son explained on behalf of his family.
“Thank you so much.”
The winning Keno Classic 8 Spot entry was purchased at Kirwan Tavern, 154 Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan.
The Kirwan Tavern team said they were thrilled for their winning customers and wished them all the best for the future.
In FY23, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 95.42 million wins collectively worth more than $1.34 billion.
During this time, Keno crowned 20 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $46 million. Eight of these major winners were Queenslanders, including a Rockhampton man who walked away with a $6.1 million prize.
Queenslanders enjoyed more than 26.8 million Keno wins totalling more than $427.15 million at pubs and clubs across the state in FY23.
Keno players can also enter the monthly second chance draw for the chance to win one of five $1,000 prizes by scanning their ticket at win.secondchance.keno.com.au.