31 January 19

Seaford woman celebrates all night after $50,000 Keno Spot 8 Win

SNAPSHOT
  • One Munno Parra West resident or visitor has scored a $50,000 Spot 8 prize in Keno draw 2459198 drawn 30 January 2019 – they just don’t know it yet!
  • The winning entry is not registered to an Easiplay Club Card so SA Lotteries officials have no way of contacting the winner to break the exciting news and are eagerly waiting for the ticket holder to make contact to claim their prize.
  • The winning entry was purchased at Playford Alive Newsagency, Shop 3, Playford Alive Marketplace, Corner of Medina Lane and Peachy Road, Munno Parra West.

By Ally Ramsamy

Updated 31 January 2019 - 1:23 pm,

first published at 31 January 2019 - 1:23 pm

One Munno Parra West resident or visitor has scored a $50,000 Spot 8 prize in Keno draw 2459198 drawn 30 January 2019 – they just don’t know it yet!

The winning entry is not registered to an Easiplay Club Card so SA Lotteries officials have no way of contacting the winner to break the exciting news and are eagerly waiting for the ticket holder to make contact to claim their prize.

The winning entry was purchased at Playford Alive Newsagency, Shop 3, Playford Alive Marketplace, Corner of Medina Lane and Peachy Road, Munno Parra West.

Playford Alive Newsagency manager Stacey Mcinnes said she was thrilled to hear one of her customers was now $50,000 richer.

“How fantastic is that!” she exclaimed.

“Yesterday one of my staff members saw the win flash up on screen and they took a photo and sent it straight to me. We were so thrilled!

“We hope the winner comes forward soon so we can congratulate them and celebrate w them!

“We’ve sold some Spot 5 and Spot 6 winning entries in the past and even some Spot 10 entries! It’s great to add this to the list!

“Hopefully this is the beginning of a winning run. We would love to have three in a row. Fingers crossed.”

SA Lotteries spokesperson Ally Ramsamy said she was eager to confirm the news with South Australia’s latest winner and is urging all Keno players to check their tickets today.

“While we don’t know the identity of our latest winner, I am sure they would love to discover they have won $50,000!” she said.

“If you had an entry in Keno draw 2459198, we promise it could be absolutely worthwhile to check your ticket now!

“You could be our mystery Keno winner! Just imagine what you could do with an extra $50,000!

“If you discover you are holding the winning ticket contact SA Lotteries on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming your prize.”

In the 12 months to 30 June 2018, there were 19 Keno Spot 8, 9 and 10 winners across South Australia who landed more than $4.52 million.  Spot 10 was won twice during this time – a prize of more than $2.017 million in December 2017 and a prize of more than $1.474 million in April 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.