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Australia’s new billionaire made his fortune after a lucky trip to his local pub

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The Sydney family man won Keno for the second time, but this prize is his biggest: $2.6 million.

A Sydney resident is Australia’s new billionaire after hitting a huge $2.6 million Keno jackpot over the weekend.

The Toongabbie pub goer plans to buy a new home for his family with the huge cash prize drawn on Saturday.

This windfall is the second time the father has won big at Keno, landing a $10,000 prize about 20 years ago.

“The first ticket I put in, I won a little bit, so I decided to play a few more games,” he said.

“It worked out pretty well for me.”

The Sydney family man won Keno for the second time, but this prize is his biggest: $2.6 million.

The winner bought his ticket at Tonngabbie Sports Club (pictured) and celebrated with beers.

The winner bought his ticket at Tonngabbie Sports Club (pictured) and celebrated with beers.

“Almost twenty years ago, I won $10,000 in Keno, which was fantastic,” he said.

‘However, it doesn’t even compare to this.

‘It’s funny, my wife is more excited than me. I think we will eventually look to move and buy a nice house.

“I had a couple of celebratory beers last night and now I’ll wait for the victory to sink in.”

Grateful for his victory, the man said the prize money would make a little change for his family.

The man bought his winning entry into the Keno Classic at the Toongabbie Sports Club.

Last year, Keno players in Australia took home over $1 billion, with 21 becoming instant millionaires sharing over $50 million in prize money.

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