A Scone man revealed he couldn’t contain his excitement the moment he realised his favourite numbers had delivered him a $73,000 Keno 8 Spot win.
The New South Wales player held a Keno 8 Spot winning entry in game 744 on Monday 16 September 2019, scoring him $73,827.40.
Confirming his prize with a Keno official this morning, the winner relived the thrilling moment.
“It was great!” he exclaimed.
“I was chatting to my mate, watching the Keno screens, and I quickly realised that the only other number I needed was three. Just as I thought that the number three popped up!
“I played my favourite lucky numbers that I always play and they certainly delivered for me.
“I yelled ‘you beauty!’
“It was bloody beautiful!”
When asked how he would enjoy his Keno fun money, the man didn’t hesitate for a moment.
“I’m definitely going to retire,” he declared.
“This prize has come at the perfect time and will allow me to give up work earlier than I had expected.”
The regular Keno player, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning Keno 8 Spot entry at Scone RSL Club, 71 Guernsey Street, Scone.
Scone RSL Club CEO Michael Hollingsworth said he was over-the-moon for his local patron.
“It’s fantastic to see these big Keno prizes won throughout the state,” he said.
“The atmosphere was great here yesterday when he scored the prize.
“The winner was tickled pink!
“It’s the biggest Keno prize we’ve had won here and we hope it’s the beginning of plenty more!”
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. Nine of these major winners were from New South Wales and the ACT, including a Newcastle man who pocketed the biggest Keno jackpot in Australian history - a Keno Mega Millions 10 Spot prize worth $7,898,799.30.
Players in New South Wales and the ACT enjoyed more than 34.19 million Keno wins totalling more than $472.51 million at pubs and clubs across the region in the 12 months to 30 June 2019.
About Keno
Keno is a fun game played at more than 3,400 pubs and clubs across Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT and Victoria.
A Keno draw occurs approximately every three minutes. During each draw, 20 numbers are drawn from 1 to 80. Players simply match the numbers on their entry to the numbers drawn for a chance to win over $1 million.
There are a range of Keno games to play, including Keno Mega Millions – a higher jackpot version of Keno Classic that uses the same Keno ball draw but gives players the chance to win $5 million or more.