Two friends from Trangie will forever remember the moment they discovered their Keno ticket had blossomed into a winning jackpot of $86,000.
The Orana locals scored the Keno Classic 8 Spot jackpot in draw 370, drawn Friday 21 June 2024 and look forward to sharing $86,315.90.
One of the winning New South Wales pair spoke with a Keno official this morning to confirm their windfall and expressed that she was still in a state of shock.
“Thank you! We couldn’t believe it,” she exclaimed.
“It’s shared between two people – me and a friend.
“We couldn’t believe it. We went to the local club to have some dinner and we decided to put on a game of Keno.
“It was my second time ever playing the game in my life and we won the jackpot!
“We ended up celebrating with some drinks.
“To be quite honest with you, I’m not too sure how we’ll spend our share of the prize. I’m still in disbelief. It will go to good use though.
“We really enjoy visiting the Trangie United Services Memorial Club and supporting them.
“I guess you could say we’re locals!”
The dynamic duo’s winning entry was purchased at Trangie United Services Memorial Club, 56 Danaloo Street, Trangie.
The Trangie United Services Memorial Club were absolutely over the moon to have sold a major Keno winning entry and wish their winners all the best with their fun money.
In 2023, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 67.31 million wins collectively worth more than $1 billion.
During this time, Keno crowned 21 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $51.5 million. Eleven of these major winners were from New South Wales and the ACT, including a Shelly Beach dad who scored a $5.92 million windfall.
Players in New South Wales and the ACT enjoyed more than 36.33 million Keno wins totalling more than $529.1 million across the region in 2023.
Keno players can also enter into 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.