Massachusetts sees first $1 million Keno prize in Mass State Lottery history

DORCHESTER, MA (March 23, 2023) – A Keno ticket sold for a game that took place Wednesday evening has won the first $1 million prize in the history of the game, which was introduced by the Massachusetts State Lottery in 1993.

In addition to the $1 million prize, one $500,000 prize and four $100,000 prizes were won in the same game. The winning numbers for this game (#2551121) included every number from 1 through 13. The full set of winning numbers were 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-24-28-31-44-53-71-75.

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 amount of spots played. For each Keno game, a total of 20 winning numbers are randomly selected.

The $1 million prize was won by a customer who played a 12-spot game with the numbers 1 through 12. The $500,000 prize was won by a customer who played an 11-spot game with the numbers 1 through 11, and the four $100,000 prizes were all won on tickets that played a 10-spot game with the numbers 1 through 10.

“Congratulations to all of the winners and the retailers who sold these tickets,” said Mark William Bracken, Interim Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Lottery. “While a rare occurrence, it shows that the chances of consecutive numbers being selected are the same as the chances of any other set of numbers.”

The odds of winning each of these prizes are as follows:

Match 12 in a 12-spot game 1 in 478,261,833

Match 11 in an 11-spot game 1 in 62,381,978

Match 10 in a 10-spot game 1 in 8,911,711

Prize Amount Where Ticket was Sold

$1,000,000 Zenner’s Pub & Deli, 303 Tyler St., Pittsfield

$500,000 Atlantic Café, 10 Plain St., Taunton

$100,000 TJ’s Food & Spirits, 355 W. Union St. (Rte. 135), Ashland

$100,000 Tiny’s Restaurant, 2 Groton School Rd., Ayer

$100,000 Papa Jake’s, 146 Sandwich Rd., East Falmouth

$100,000 7-Eleven, 98-100 Winchester St., Newton

Zenner’s Pub & Deli receives a $10,000 bonus for its sale of the $1 million dollar ticket. Atlantic Café has earned a $5,000 bonus and the four locations that sold a $100,000 winning ticket will each receive a $1,000 bonus.

Prizes up to $103,000 can be claimed at all Mass Lottery claim centers, which are located in Braintree, Dorchester (Lottery headquarters), Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield, and Worcester. All prizes over $103,000 must be claimed at Lottery headquarters. Regular business hours at all locations are Monday through Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding state holidays).