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Rare Keno combination
Two friends from Ettalong have won two Keno jackpots using the same numbers in two different draws in the same club on the same day.
They were celebrating one of the men's 49th birthday at Ettalong Bowling Club when they noticed the eight-number jackpot was on the rise.
The men play Keno together every weekend and usually take a Quickpick on the highest increasing jackpot game.
"We were watching the screen and counting off the numbers.
"I really didn't believe we had won when it flashed up that there was a winner in the club," said the 53-year-old man.
"My friend went pale and started shaking."
It is the first time the eight-number jackpot has been won twice at the same club using the same numbers on two different games.
The men won $88,437.10 between them with the numbers 3, 11, 33, 34, 35, 45, 61, and 68.
They won $68,393.20 on the first jackpot and $20,041.90 on the second jackpot.
With a minimum of $20,000, the eight-number jackpot was reset immediately after the first win.
The odds of winning the jackpot game are one in 230,115.
"I've been working all my life so it has certainly made things easier," said the 53-year-old man.
"My friend has been saving for a boat so now he's set and my wife and I will be able to plan our trip around Australia."
The two men, both members of the club, shouted everyone a drink before celebrating with their families.
Press release, August 19