A Mornington man is happily planning a weekend away to celebrate winning more than $180,000 in Keno.
The Victorian player held a Keno 9 Spot winning entry in game 175 on Wednesday 26 February 2020, scoring a $183,821.50 prize.
Sharing his excitement with a Keno official this afternoon, the online player said he watched the excitement unravel on his phone.
“Thank you so much,” he gushed.
“It’s fantastic!
“I’m super excited. I was watching the game unfold on my phone. I couldn’t believe it.
“It was such a great surprise. I love playing Keno! It’s great fun.”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his Keno fun money, the winner said it would take off the financial pressure.
“It’s come at a great time for me,” he explained.
“I’ll take my wife away for the weekend to celebrate and we will have a good think about what we will do with the money.
“We will definitely put some on the mortgage and pay a few bills and the rest we will enjoy!”
The happy man, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his Keno 9 Spot winning entry on the Keno app.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2019, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 64 million wins collectively worth more than $853 million.
During this time, Keno crowned 17 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $47.2 million. This included a Baxter man who didn’t discover he had won a Keno 10 Spot prize of $1,541,399.90 until a fortnight after the draw.
Victorians enjoyed more than 4.48 million Keno wins totalling more than $68 million at pubs and clubs across the state in the 12 months to 30 June 2019.
Keno players can also enter into the monthly second chance draw for the chance to win $10,000 by scanning their ticket at win.secondchance.keno.com.au.