KINGSVILLE, MD—A dedicated Keno player from Kingsville has won $30,042 from the Maryland Lottery this week, just in time for his family’s annual vacation.

The win came on July 24 at DeSantis’ Pizza Grill & Bar at 9638-B Belair Road. The Keno player, who has not been identified, was enjoying a meal, a beer, and a slate of Keno games when he won the big prize.

The Maryland Lottery said that the player had just watched a game where he missed winning because a single number from the field of 80 did not come up among the 20 drawn. He told officials that he figured that it would be his best luck of the day. Then, on the next game, five of his seven chosen numbers came up and he still had more numbers to be drawn. For the first few of the remaining hits, he had no matches, then the last two were the ones he needed, 64 and 55.

“That was unbelievable,” said the Keno player.

The lucky winner plans to tell his family about the haul just before they depart for vacation this weekend.

The player’s win is his largest to date, but he has also won $15,000 and $5,000 on two other Keno games.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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