A group of mates from Malabar are spending the day deciding how they’ll enjoy their prize money after snaring a Keno Mega Millions 8 Spot win of more than $110,000 last night.
The New South Wales players held a Keno Mega Millions 8 Spot winning entry in game 385 on Tuesday 16 February 2020 and take home $112,881.00.
Confirming their exciting prize with a Keno official this morning, one of the four mates explained how a regular night out turned into one they’ll never forget.
“We were out last night having a bit of a catch up and decided to play a game of Keno,” one of the mates explained.
“We couldn’t believe it when our numbers appeared, and we realised we’d won more than $110,000.
“It was great. We were all so excited. We spent the night celebrating!”
Now with a spare $28,000 each, the group of four are dreaming of how they’ll enjoy their Keno fun money.
“I’m going to take my wife on a holiday to Japan,” one of the winners declared.
“We all plan on just enjoying our prize!”
The winning entry was purchased at Club Matto, 1 Norfolk Parade, Matraville.
Club Matto CEO Greg Hadley said the team was happily sharing the excitement with their major Keno winners.
“What an incredible win for our patrons! It’s always great hearing these winning stories and now we have another one to share with our patrons,” he said.
“We’re thrilled for our customers and we hope to see more Keno winners in our venue soon.
“Congratulations to them. We have no doubt they’ll enjoying their prize!”
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.Nine of these major winners were from New South Wales and the ACT, including a Newcastle man who pocketed the biggest Keno jackpot in Australian history - a Keno Mega Millions 10 Spot prize worth $7,898,799.30.
Players in New South Wales and the ACT enjoyed more than 34.19 million Keno wins totalling more than $472.51 million at pubs and clubs across the region 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.