"It's all a bit embarrassing"

A Donnybrook man and his partner couldn’t help but laugh replaying footage of themselves dancing after discovering their $214,000 Keno win.

The couple scored the Keno Mega Millions 8 Spot jackpot a week ago on June 9 and bagged a total of $214,921.20.

But winning man’s contact details weren’t up to date, leaving Keno officials waiting for the ticketholder to check their ticket and call in.

“It’s been so surreal. It’s very exciting!” the winner said. “To be honest, there’s a bit of a story behind it.

“I was talking to my partner about home deposits and how we should really crack down and start saving to get into the property market.

“A bit of time passed and I had about $50 spare, so I thought I’d give Keno a go. The next thing I knew, I had won the jackpot prize!

“It’s really fast tracked the home deposit for us. One minute we were talking about saving and then the next minute, we got the deposit.

“We just started dancing and jumping up and down. It was all a bit embarrassing to look, but very funny at the same time.

“We’re actually going to Japan soon, and while we have money saved for the trip, this means we can splurge a little bit more,” he laughed.

“We can now go business class and treat ourselves crazy at the Pokémon centre!”

His winning entry was bought online via the Keno – Let’s Play App.

In 2024, Keno players across the eastern states of mainland Australia celebrated more than 76 million wins collectively worth more than $1.19 billion.

During this time, Keno produced 23 millionaires and multi-millionaires who collectively took home more than $54.9 million.

Keno is a fun game played at about 3,500 pubs and clubs across Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT and Victoria. Visit the Keno blog to find out more.