A young Port Macquarie mum has confessed she still doesn’t believe she scored a Keno Mega Millions 8 Spot prize worth over $99,000 despite seeing the winning notification with her own eyes.
The New South Wales player held a Keno Mega Millions 8 Spot winning entry in game 467 on Thursday 26 November 2020 and scored $99,013.
Sharing her disbelief with an official from Keno this morning, the happy winner recounted the moment she discovered the exciting win.
“I don’t have anything to say! I was so shocked when I found out. I couldn’t say anything and I’m still shocked!” she laughed.
“I put the ticket on earlier that day when I was just poking around, and then last night I was out for dinner with my sister when I decided just to replay the ticket.
“I had no idea it was a winner until they scanned it at the counter and said I’d won $99,000.
“I said to the young guy, ‘what did you just say to me?’. I had no idea what he was saying. I was so shocked.
“Then he showed me I’d won on the ticket and I was stunned.
“I play every now and again when I’m just poking around and always replay the same numbers.
“I never expected when I went to replay them this time that I would be a winner.
“I think once it is in my bank account, I’ll start to believe it!”
When asked how she planned to enjoy her Keno Mega Millions windfall, the happy woman said it had come at the perfect time for her family.
“We’re a young family, and we recently moved,” she explained.
“It will go a long way in helping us set up our new house.
“With everything going on at the moment, it’s been a bit harder getting things organised as things are taking longer and businesses are stopping or shutting down.
“So this will just make it much easier. It has certainly come in handy!”
The regular player, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her winning entry at Kew Country Club, 185 Kendall Road, Kew.
Kew Country Club Finance Manager Nathan Kerr said he was thrilled his venue had sold another major Keno prize.
“We sold a $30,000 Keno prize in 2013, so it’s been a little while between big wins,” he explained.
“It feels pretty good to have another one under our belt!
“There were plenty of people in the club yesterday when it went off, and everyone was talking about it. It certainly created a bit of a buzz!
“We are really happy for our customer! We wish her all the best with her prize!”
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. Ten 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 26.69 million Keno wins totalling more than $386.39 million 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.