QHA Review July 2017

NEWS
FAR NORTH
QUEENSLAND KENO
WINNER OFF TO ENJOY
THE GOOD LIFE
A 48-year-old Far North Queensland project worker,
who has been out of work for six months, recently
stopped in at the Mossman Post Office Hotel for a
social visit and to play his usual Kwikpik Keno games,
when all 10 of his numbers came up, winning him a
massive $1,778,636.
The win comes on the eve of Keno’s 20th anniversary
in Queensland. The first Keno ticket was sold in July
1997.
The shell-shocked winner wished to keep his identity
private but was willing to open up about how it feels to
become a millionaire.
“It’s a bit mind blowing; I’m still getting over it,” he said.
“I just went grocery shopping and then dropped in to
the hotel for a catch up and to buy a [Keno] Kwikpik
and then go home.
“I wasn’t even watching [when the jackpot went off]. A
bloke said ‘someone just won a lot of money here’.
“The next thing, the barmaid came up to me and said
‘you’re the only one in here playing the 10-number
jackpot, so it must be you’.”
Post Office Hotel duty manager Chris Sims said the
hotel was thrilled the jackpot had been won by a local
and a regular customer.
“There were a lot of very excited people here earlier,”
Chris said.
“He left a bit of money on the bar to shout everyone a
drink. We wish him all the best.”
The winner explained he had just finished up a project
before Christmas and had not been able to find work
since.
“It’s a big relief,” he said. “I’m now officially retired.”
The winner says he plans to pay off the mortgage on
his Daintree rainforest property and then enjoy the
good life.
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ELITE BOXING’S A KNOCKOUT
The Elite Boxing Championship (EBC), which pits
Australia’s best boxers against each other in its
unique invitation only, elimination tournament, recently
announced its series one line up for the inaugural
competition.
In an Australian first the Elite Boxing Series will be
broadcast across Oceania and beyond through
broadcast partner ESPN. Presented across 10 prime
time weekly episodes, combat and general sport
fans will be able to watch their favourite competitors
progress through the series to the grand final event.
Series One involves males competing in catchweight
divisions of 63kg, 70kg and 78kg and females
competing at 56kg. 3x3 minute round bouts will
showcase the speed, skill, determination and desire of
combatants that make boxing such a great spectacle.
The EBC broadcast commences Tuesday,
12 September on ESPN1.