Couple win $50,000 after making one simple change to the numbers they've been playing in Keno for YEARS
A lucky couple have won a $50,000 Keno prize after changing the numbers used every time they entered for years.
The pair from Darlington in Adelaide scored the cash win on Saturday after buying their ticket at their local pub, the Flagstaff Hotel, over lunch.
Deciding to play some Keno, it was spat between husband and wife that lead to their good fortune.
A lucky couple have scored a $50,000 Keno win after dropping into their local pub for a bite to eat
'I have been marking my Keno tickets with the same special numbers for a long, long time,' the winning woman said.
'My husband was going to put on a ticket for us when he asked what numbers I usually play.
'As I was saying them, he kept saying, 'yep, yep, got it! Then he showed me the ticket and not one of my numbers was on there.
'My husband said my numbers never win a major prize, so rather than using them, he used all of the numbers directly beside them'.
Yet her initial annoyance with her partner quickly dissipated upon hearing the winning numbers.
'We were jumping up and down and screaming. Everyone in the venue knew we'd won and were congratulating us,' she said.
'It was such an incredible moment! We were going berserk.'
The win came for the pair after the husband and wife had a spat about the numbers seeing him cheekily chose every number either side of her usual chosen numbers
The couple stayed on to celebrate with excited club patrons, including the Flagstaff Hotel's venue manager, Alex Sorella.
'The atmosphere was absolutely electric when the couple realised they'd won!' Mr Sorella said.
'The atmosphere was absolutely electric when the couple realised they'd won. It was an incredible moment.'
The newly cashed-up duo made a list of plans for their prize including paying off bills, upgrading their cars, and taking a lavish holiday.
'As soon as we got into the car that night, we were busy planning,' the lucky wife said.
'We kept saying, 'now we can do this and this and this. Then we are upgrading a holiday we already had planned.
'It's going to be really luxurious, and we aren't going to miss out on anything. It's going to be the trip of a lifetime.'
After the win, the escatic duo stayed on to party with other publicans, including the hotel manager
In 2020, there were 37 Keno Spot 8, 9 and 10 winners across South Australia who scored more than $5.81 million.
The Spot 10 prize was won twice during this time – a win worth more than $1.3 million was won by a Croydon Park man in February, while a win with more than $2.4 million was won by Taperoo man in November.
Keno is a game where 20 numbers are randomly generated from a possible 80.
To win a Keno Spot 10 prize, a player must match all 10 of the numbers selected on their ticket against the 20 numbers drawn.