There could be something in the water here in Newcastle when it comes to winning millions on Keno, as a
local woman comes to terms with with fact she is suddenly a multi-millionaire after winning more than $5 million on Keno at The Kent Hotel, Hamilton.
The win follows Keno's biggest Australian payout of $7.8 million claimed by a local tradie playing at the Northumberland Hotel, Lambton in 2018, while in 2013, a local man also won $4.3 million on Keno at the Blackbutt Hotel, Lambton.
The most recent Keno millionaire said the $5.4 million prize had left her stunned.
"I'm so grateful, " she said.
"I was completely stunned and couldn't believe it, I still can't to be honest. I always play the same numbers but I wasn't watching the Keno screens when my numbers appeared.
"Everyone in the venue was asking who it could be and when I checked my ticket a million things were going through my mind.
"It's an incredible prize. It's unbelievable.
"I was completely stunned and couldn't believe it, I still can't to be honest. I always play the same numbers but I wasn't watching the Keno screens when my numbers appeared. Everyone in the venue was asking who it could be and when I checked my ticket a million things were going through my mind."
Hotelier Stephen Hunt said he was thrilled for the winner, who still went to work the next day.
"She was completely shell-shocked and could hardly speak," he said.
"It took a while to sink in and she still went and did her shift at work."
When asked how she planned to enjoy her multi-million-dollar prize, the winner said plenty of people would benefit from the win.
"I definitely want to help out a lot of people," she said.
"I will be sharing my prize, but the rest I just need to think about.
"It's a huge prize and I just need to let the news sink in."
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