Belmore man ‘ecstatic’ over $2m win

The New South Welshman scored the Keno Classic 10 Spot jackpot winning entry in draw 62, drawn Thursday 12 September 2024 and took home a total prize of $2,594,264.30.
The newly-minted millionaire took a little longer to discover his newfound fortune as the ticket was unregistered, which means officials from Keno had to wait for the winner to scan their ticket and come forward.
The gleeful man was still reeling with excitement when a Keno official reached out to him this morning.
“I’m feeling good! I’m feeling 10 years younger,” he laughed.
“I’m on a walk right now, looking out at nature and I feel like I’m floating on air.
“I’m ecstatic. I’m over the moon. It’s life-changing.
“I saw a fortune teller when I was a lot younger, probably over 40 years ago now, and she told me a few things.
“She said ‘You’re going to be comfortable your whole life. You’re a hard worker with a great work ethic that will take you far. She also said, ‘One day, you will win a great deal of money on Lotto or something similar’.”
He said that being superstitious, he believed in those things, and “I truly think things happen in mysterious ways”.
“Now look. Everything she said has been true for me,” he said.
“Thank you so much. I’m going to help my children as much as possible.
“I’ve also got a holiday booked for next year which I’m really looking forward to now.”
The Keno Classic 10 Spot winning entry was purchased from St George Hotel.
Hotel licensee Atiporn Laorat said they were overjoyed to have sold a major prize-winning Keno entry.
“It’s great news for our club. Everyone is very excited,” she said.
“We sold a $10,000 winning Keno entry about a month ago, but it’s been a long time since we’ve had a prize of this magnitude.
“Congratulations to the winning man and we wish you all the best with your prize.”