A Parkes couple are packing their bags, dusting off their snorkel gear, and bringing their beloved dog along for the ride after scoring more than $100,000 in a recent game of Keno.
The Central West residents scored the Keno Classic 8 Spot jackpot in Keno draw 431 on Thursday 2 October and can look forward to a total prize of $103,106.60.
When an official from Keno called to confirm the winning news, the stunned duo were still buzzing with excitement, sharing that they also scored a 6 Spot win in the same night.
“We’re over the moon! I was so excited. I was jumping out of my skin when it happened,” the winning husband said.
“We always use the same Keno numbers, and you won’t believe it, but we also put a 6 Spot on and about 10 minutes before, we won $3,800 on that.
“I just went ‘You’re joking!’. We were jumping up and down and even started shouting at others at the bar.”
With retirement on the horizon, the windfall couldn’t have come at a better time for the dynamic duo. “This will help us immensely for retirement,” they said.
“We’re actually thinking we’ll do a caravan trip up to Queensland.
Maybe go to Airlie Beach.
“Thank you so much. We’ll be spoiling our dog too!”Their winning Keno Classic entry was purchased from Parkes Bowling and Sports Club, 6 Cecile Street, Parkes.
In FY25, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated wins collectively worth more than $1.2 billion.