A Paralowie man has had a ‘bit of a shock’ after discovering he scored a Keno Spot 8 prize worth $50,000 in draw 2526049, drawn Saturday 10 August 2019.
When a SA Lotteries official confirmed the win this afternoon, the winner confessed the news had come as a surprise.
“It was a bit of a funny thing really. I decided to mark my numbers on my Keno Spot 8 entry using some numbers that are special to me,” he explained.
“I was down at the hotel with a friend and played a few games while I was there.
“I won $8 on the first game and $12 on the second but then I stopped watching the draws so didn’t know I had won anything else.
“Later I checked my ticket and realised I had won $50,000. I was pretty shocked!”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his windfall, the generous winner said he couldn’t wait to share it with his friends and family.
“I’ll shout my mates a few drinks at the pub I think!” he laughed.
“I’ll also give some to my son and daughter and I might even buy a new car.”
The stoked bloke, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning Keno Spot 8 winning entry at Waterloo Station Hotel, 138 Waterloo Corner Road, Paralowie.
Waterloo Station Hotel manager James Martin said it was fantastic someone local to the area had scored such a major win.
“It’s nice to see someone from our venue score such a great prize,” he said.
“It’s the biggest prize we’ve seen here in the past few years so it’s exciting for us.
“Congratulations to our winner! We wish him all the best with his prize!”
In the 12 months to 30 June 2018, there were 26 Keno Spot 8, 9 and 10 winners across South Australia who landed more than $5.026 million. Spot 10 was won twice during this time – a prize of more than $1.474 million won in Mawson Lakes in April 2018, and a prize of more than $1.7 million won in Mansfield Park in October 2018.
Keno is a game whereby 20 numbers are randomly generated from a possible 80. To win a Keno Spot 8 prize, a player must match all eight of the numbers selected on their ticket against the 20 numbers drawn.
Keno draw results are available online at thelott.com/salotteries.