A Missouri Lottery player won a $197,480 prize when she decided to play Club Keno during the Club Keno Bonus Hours Promotion on June 23.
The promotion offered players the chance to win up to 50% more on base prizes of $2 or greater when they bought tickets on Fridays in June between 4-7 p.m. It was the opportunity for an increased prize amount that caught her attention and had her literally exiting the swimming pool.
“I was actually in the pool, and then I remembered it was Keno Bonus Hours,” she said. “So I jumped out of the pool and went to buy a ticket!”
She went to Casey’s, 711 S. Hughes St. in Hamilton, and her quick action paid off when she saw her 8-Spot ticket had matched eight of the numbers drawn - 14, 26, 43, 63, 66, 67, 74 and 77.
“It was just unbelievable,” she said. “I was in shock!”
In addition to the Club Keno Bonus Hours promotion, the winner also played the Double Bulls-Eye feature, which took a base prize of $10,000 to $125,000. Because Club Keno also adds an additional Progressive Jackpot prize to any top-prize wins on 6-, 7- or 8- spot games, her the final prize amount came in at $197,480.
Club Keno is available at social environment locations like restaurants, bars and fraternal organizations, and it can also be played at convenience stores, grocery stores and similar Missouri Lottery retail locations.
In FY22, players in Caldwell County won more than $1.1 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $113,000 in commissions and bonuses, and more than $187,000 in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.
