A Reservoir woman is still in disbelief after a spontaneous decision to change a number on her Keno ticket led her to a $115,000 windfall.
The victorious Victorian scored the Keno Classic 9 Spot jackpot in draw 877, drawn Thursday 24 October 2024 and looks forward to a total prize of $115,298.00.
The cheery woman shared she was enjoying a relaxing day off when she made a fateful choice that enhanced her life.
“I can’t believe it,” she exclaimed when a Keno official called her to confirm the wondrous news.
“To be honest, I had the day off and thought, ‘Why not?’. I was sitting around, watching TV, and decided to put on a game.
“I actually changed the number last minute. I swapped 27 for 23 – a number I hadn’t added before. And I got the win!”
The Melbournian, who has already celebrated the win with a few drinks with friends, shared that the enormity of the win still hadn’t fully sunk in.
“I still can’t believe it. I’m having some celebratory drinks with friends right now but I’m expecting a few more celebrations once it sinks in. Maybe by then I’ll know exactly what to do with the prize,” she shared.
“Thanks so much!”
Her Keno Classic entry was purchased on the Keno – Let’s Play App!
In FY24, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 78.5 million wins collectively worth more than $1.16 billion.
During this time, Keno crowned 18 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $46.7 million.
Victorians enjoyed more than 9.6 million Keno wins totalling more than $139.5 million across the state in FY24.