A Townsville man has walked away with more than just some rest and relaxation from his weekend escape to Cairns, pocketing a Keno prize of $60,000.
The Far North Queensland player scored nine numbers on his 10 Spot entry in game 783 on Sunday 8 September 2019.
Confirming his win with a Keno official this afternoon, the Townsville man described his shock at realising he was a winner.
“It’s quite surprising! It’s good actually,” he laughed.
“It’s a bit out of the blue. I don’t usually play Keno that much so this is just crazy.
“I didn’t see the draw and it was as I went to leave that I checked my ticket. That’s when I found out I had won.
“I actually marked my entry. I just picked all the lucky numbers they had listed on the screen.
“I’m sort of still taking it all in. It’s a bit hard to believe.
“I was just in Cairns for the weekend for a bit of a break so this is definitely the icing on the cake.”
The Townsville man admitted he had yet to decide how he might use his Keno fun money, but said it would come in handy for some future overseas adventures.
“I just want to hold onto it at the moment,” he said.
The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning Keno entry at Reef Hotel Casino, 35-41 Wharf Street, Cairns.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2019, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 64 million wins collectively worth more than $853 million.
During this time, Keno crowned 17 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $47.2 million. Seven of these major winners were Queenslanders, including a Mackay tradie who scored a Keno Mega Millions 10 Spot prize worth $5,167,445.
Queenslanders enjoyed more than 25.35 million Keno wins totalling more than $312.79 million at pubs and clubs across the state in the 12 months to 30 June 2019.