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“Things like this don’t happen to me”: Cohuna man experiences sleepless night following $54,000 Keno win

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  • Despite barely sleeping a wink, a Cohuna man has declared he’s never felt more energised after discovering he’d won more than $54,000 in a recent Keno draw.
  • The victorious Victorian held a winning Keno Classic 8 Spot entry in draw 981 on Tuesday 22 October 2024. He looks forward to a total prize of $54,843.00.
  • The cheery man shared he used his loved one’s birthdates for his winning ticket, making his jackpot prize extra special.
  • His winning Keno Classic entry was purchased at Cohuna Hotel, 39-41 King George Street, Cohuna.

By Eliza Wregg

Updated 23 October 2024 - 10:25 am,

first published at 23 October 2024 - 10:25 am

Despite barely sleeping a wink, a Cohuna man has declared he’s never felt more energised after discovering he’d won more than $54,000 in a recent Keno draw.

The victorious Victorian held a winning Keno Classic 8 Spot entry in draw 981 on Tuesday 22 October 2024. He looks forward to a total prize of $54,843.00.

“It still hasn’t sunk in!” the winning man cheered when an official from Keno called to confirm his prize.

“I’ve been up all night on an adrenaline high.

“I keep re-reading my win amount and I just can’t believe it.

“I barely slept at all, but I’ve never felt better!

“It’s so strange because things like this don’t happen to me.

“It was an extra special win because I used my closest loved ones’ birthdates.

“I’ll be using those numbers for the rest of my life.

“I’m honestly still wrapping my head around the whole thing.

“It will come in handy as we’ve just started doing some renovations around our place.

“Thank you so much!”

His winning Keno Classic entry was purchased at Cohuna Hotel, 39-41 King George Street, Cohuna.

Cohuna Hotel team member Ananna Gomes shared she was thrilled to have sold a winning Keno Classic ticket worth $54,000.

“We were so excited to discover a jackpot win had gone off at our venue,” she said.

“The energy in the venue was electric with many customers laughing and cheering.

“We send our heartfelt congratulations to our winner and hop that the win helps them.”

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.

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