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The word "keno" has French or Latin roots (Fr. quine "five winning numbers", L. quini "five each"), but by all accounts the game originated in China. Legend has it that Zhang Liang invented the game during the Chu-Han Contention to raise money to defend an ancient city, and its widespread popularity later helped raise funds to build the Great Wall of China.
Ohio added a twice-daily game on August 5, 2007, called Ten-OH!, which was a Keno-like game; the first Ohio Lottery game in which the drawings were computerized. [7] (As a result, the Ten-OH! drawings were not televised.) The top prize of $500,000 was won by matching 10 of the 20 numbers drawn. [citation needed]
Prizes and options vary. 101 games were drawn for Keno on December 22, 1995 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:25 p.m. which is the least, and 300 games were drawn for Keno from November 24, 2004 to April 29, 2023 from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. On March 31, 2021, 316 games were drawn from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., the most in a single day in the history of Keno.
A Fayetteville man won a $212,500 jackpot — the largest in Carolina Keno history — after nine out of 10 numbers were drawn on a Carolina Keno game with a 5X multiplier.
According to the Britannica Online Encyclopedia, today's Game of the Day, Keno, originated at least two thousands years ago, in far away China. You can call it a bingo or a lotto game, but it's ...
Players also win for matching 4($100), 3($10) or 2($1) numbers. Fantasy 5 results are shown on the nightly version of the Michigan Lottery Show. "ezMatch" is a separate game that can be purchased and played separately from the nightly draw. The game functions as a terminal-based instant game, offering prizes ranging from $2 to $500. [citation ...
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Keno, initially played only at Lottery retailers equipped with monitors, began in January 1993. (Keno expanded to Keno Bonus in 1999, and Keno Super Bonus in 2009). [6] In September 1995, Maryland introduced Bonus Match 5. (It ended in 1998, but returned in 2002). [7] In 1996, Maryland help launched The Big Game, which became Mega Millions in ...