He may have gained $1.7 million, but a Kallangur man has confessed he’s suddenly lost his appetite amid the excitement of scoring the Keno Classic 10 Spot prize while out for dinner with his family last night.
The Moreton Bay Region local held a Keno Classic 10 Spot winning entry worth $1,784,138.40 in draw 247, drawn Wednesday 2 December 2020.
Sharing his shock with an official from Keno this morning, the winner revealed the news still hadn’t sunk in.
“I don’t know whether to believe it or not!” he confessed.
“I haven’t been able to eat or drink anything; I’m so tensed up with excitement.
“I was out for dinner with my parents and girlfriend and while we were there, I thought I’d play some Keno.
“I said to my girlfriend, ‘you pick five numbers and I’ll pick five numbers and we’ll give it a crack’.
“I picked my numbers by choosing one higher than numbers I had previously played that hadn’t won me anything.
“When I saw my girlfriend’s five numbers, I told her ‘they won’t win us anything!’. Then bingo! They did! She sure showed me.
“I had no idea I had won until I went up to check my ticket. On my way up there was a bit of chatter about the place and someone said ‘maybe it’s him’.
“I thought I’d done something wrong! I checked my ticket and the bloke behind the counter said ‘mate, you’ve won $1.7 million’.
“I told him to go away! I was so shocked. I am still in shock!”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his Keno fun money, the generous bloke said he would use it to look after his family.
“Well, I’ve shared it with my girlfriend as she helped me win! She’ll probably use it to buy a house,” he explained.
“I’ll use mine to help upgrade my folks’ place with some aircon and maybe a new roof.
“I also want to buy myself a few motorbikes and then buy a shed to put them in!
“The rest I’ll just pop into a bank account for the future so I can help my son and family in the long-term.”
The winning entry was purchased at Norths Leagues & Services Club, 1357 Anzac Avenue, Kallangur.
Norths Leagues & Services Club Marketing Coordinator James Bennett said he was blown away when he heard his venue had sold a major Keno prize-winning entry.
“This is a life-changing moment, so close to Christmas – it can’t not put a smile on your face!” he exclaimed.
“This is the first really big Keno win we’ve been a part of so it is great! It’s a privilege to even be a small part of it!
“There was an aura of excitement, joy and disbelief in the club after the win. It’s still very much around today.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming our lucky member back into the club. We’ll be having a little party to celebrate the win.
“The buzz in the club is infectious! It’s already the talk of the local community.
“A huge congratulations to our winner! We are beyond thrilled that one of our members has had this life-changing experience at our club!”
Between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 58.4 million wins collectively worth more than $776.79 million.
During this time, Keno crowned 17 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $38.72 million. Four of these major winners were Queenslanders, including a group of three long-time Cairns friends who scored a Keno Mega Millions 10 Spot prize worth more than $5.9 million.
Queenslanders enjoyed more than 19.49 million Keno wins totalling more than $249.57 million at pubs and clubs across the state in the 12 months to 30 June 2020.
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.