A South West Rocks father and son are attributing their $80,000 Keno win to their “terrible” cooking skills, which prompted them to go out for dinner at their local tavern.
The Mid North Coast players held a Keno Classic 8 Spot winning entry in draw 503, drawn Wednesday 12 January 2022. Their total prize was $80,299.90.
When an official from Keno reached out to the winning pair this afternoon, they explained why it took them so long to claim their windfall.
“I play Keno with my son every now and then,” the winning dad explained.
“We’re terrible cooks, so we go out for dinner a lot and sometimes when we do, we pop on some Keno.
“We’d left before the game happened, so we had no idea we’d even won the prize.
“But then on the weekend, we went out for dinner again and when we did, I checked the tickets we’d bought earlier in the week.
“As soon as the guy scanned my ticket, he looked at me with big thumbs up and told me we’d won.
“It was surreal. It was such a good shock! It was so cool!
“I got so many goosebumps and I couldn’t stop shaking. It was such an amazing feeling.
“My son was still sitting at our table, but he knew something was happening, so he came to check on me.
“I just said to him, ‘Go get us a drink. I need to tell you something’. And that’s when I told him!
“We started jumping up and down and cheering. Everyone in the tavern knew we’d won. It was awesome!
“We celebrated into the night. There was no way you could wipe the smile off our faces.
“It’s a fantastic way to start 2022 after a shocking few years.
“This is going to make a massive difference to our lives. It’s incredible for us!
“We’ve decided we’re going to use $5,000 to have fun, but the rest we’re going to use to invest.
“We’ve been thinking about getting some investment properties, so this will certainly help.
“It’s absolutely perfect.”
The winning entry was purchased at The Riverside Tavern, 92 New Entrance Road, South West Rocks.
The Riverside Tavern team are thrilled for their winners and wish them all the best with their prize.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2021, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 64 million wins collectively worth more than $853 million.