Massachusetts man hits $160,000 playing State Lottery Keno; here is how he did it

Many Keno players are just looking to win a few bucks, but a Massachusetts man didn’t stop there and cashed a big payday.

According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Brad Catyb is the winner of a $160,000 prize after all nine of the numbers he played on his Keno ticket were among those selected.

By choosing to add the Bonus multiplier to his wager, Catyb was able to turn a $40,000 prize into $160,000 when the 4x Bonus multiplier was drawn for the game.

He bought his winning ticket at Rusty Lantern Market in Methuen. The restaurant receives a $1,600 bonus for its sale of this ticket.

The winning numbers were 01-02-03-04-05-07-08-09-11

Keno players have the option of selecting from 1 to 12 numbers (spots) to play from a field of numbers from 1 to 80. Prizes and odds of winning vary based on the number of spots played. For each Keno game, a total of 20 winning numbers are randomly selected. Playing Keno Bonus doubles the price of a wager and gives players a chance to multiply their prize 3, 4, 5 or 10 times if a multiplier number is drawn for that game.