After playing a round of golf at his local club, a Lidcombe man said his mind was sent spinning when he teed up a $54,000 Keno 8 Spot win.
The cheerful winner held a Keno Classic 8 Spot winning entry in draw 547, drawn on Friday 9 April 2021, and takes home $54,690.80.
Speaking with an official from Keno this morning, the Sydney man said the surprising win had left him deliriously happy.
“I was actually at the club when the win happened,” he elucidated.
“I had just gone in to play some golf and then as I was having a drink and a bite to eat, I decided to put on some Keno.
“I noticed the numbers coming up on the screen and I thought ‘those look familiar!’.
“It was really exciting and I was quite shocked about it all.
“I wanted to be discreet about it, so I couldn’t get too rowdy and just held all of the excitement in.
“There were no celebrations because I was so shocked! I didn’t know what to do after the win.
“I just kept to myself, but my mind was spinning and going crazy.”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his Keno fun money, the New South Wales player said he needed to let the news sink in.
“I am not too sure what I am going to do with my prize,” he admitted.
“A new car might be on the table and then I do like to travel, so I wouldn’t mind planning a few holidays as well.”
The winning entry was purchased at Carnarvon Golf Club, 65-95 Nottinghill Road, Lidcombe.
In 2020, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 59.9 million wins collectively worth more than $840.6 million.
During this time, Keno crowned 19 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $42.3 million. Nine of these major winners were from New South Wales and the ACT, including a Newcastle woman who was stunned to pocket a Keno Mega Millions 10 Spot prize of more than $5.4 million.
Players in New South Wales and the ACT enjoyed more than 25.3 million Keno wins totalling more than $393.2 million at pubs and clubs across the state in 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.