A Nelson Bay man was astounded by the uncanny coincidence of scoring a $222,000 Keno prize exactly a year to the day after his previous major win.
The Hunter Region resident scored the Keno Classic 9 Spot jackpot of $222,689.70 in Keno draw 61, drawn Tuesday 11 June 2024.
The winning entry was unregistered which means officials from Keno had to wait for the winner to check their ticket and come forward.
“I was in sheer disbelief,” he laughed.
“It’s the most I’ve ever won.
“To be quite frank, I had won a smaller major prize when I was away in Queensland on that date last year and I decided to try my luck with the same numbers.
“I couldn’t believe it when my numbers came up again.
“They’re definitely my lucky numbers now. They consist of family dates and ages.
“Thank you so much. It will go to good use – not sure what yet – but we will see.”
His winning Keno Classic entry was purchased at Seabreeze Hotel, 1 Stockton Street, Nelson Bay.
The Seabreeze Hotel team were stoked to have sold a major Keno winning entry and couldn’t be happier for their local winner.
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.