$1.7 million Keno lottery winner revealed

The mystery winner says he walked home from the hysterical pub without realising that they were celebrating him.

The mystery man who won $1.8 million in a Keno lottery has revealed he walked away from the game at his local amid raucous celebrations, without realising he had won.

The NSW resident said punters at Twin Towns Juniors club in Tweed Heads burst into celebration after learning of the win on Thursday, but it didn’t occur to him to check his ticket.

“Everything went ballistic at the pub and this enormous win kept flashing up on the screen, so I thought someone had come forward and claimed it,” he explained.

The man said he even thought, “gee that would be nice wouldn’t it”, before wandering home.

The man says he noticed the celebrations but didn’t realise he had won. Picture: Supplied.

He left the club and didn’t give it a second thought until a mate contacted him to let him know the prize had yet to be claimed.

“To say I was shocked when I checked the numbers is an understatement!” he said.

The man, who has been playing the same numbers across Keno and lotteries for more than 20 years, took home a total prize of $1,779,864 after holding a Keno Classic 10 Spot winning entry in draw 634.

He told a Keno official that not much will change for him after becoming a millionaire.

“I won’t change too much, mate, but I’m really looking forward to setting up my kids and ensuring their lives are as easy as possible,” he said.

“It’s life changing, I just feel so lucky.

“It’ll pay off my home loan and that’s enough for now.”

The win occurred on the club’s first day of trade. Picture: Supplied.

Twin Towns Juniors manager Chris Mullen said the “phenomenal” win occurred on the club’s first day of trade.

“Someone has come along to Juniors, probably to check us out and have a look around, decided to put a Keno on and wow, they’ve won almost $1.8 million,” he said.

“That’s a life-changing amount of money, and we’re all so excited that it was won here. We’re glad to hear it’s one of our locals.

“To christen our new club on day one with a Keno jackpot win of this size is something we’ll always remember, and our members will too.”