Fifteen Queenslanders have become instant millionaires after their syndicate won the entire $70 million Oz Lotto jackpot.
The single entry held the only division one winning entry in the country, but it was split by the 15 people who each bought shares in the syndicate at different newsagents across the state.
Four Gold Coasters are among the lucky winners, each taking home a cool $4,713,844.42.
To make things even more interesting, the 15 members of the syndicate are complete strangers and unknown to each other.
While some are still yet to discover the life-changing news, others with registered entries were left speechless when contacted overnight.
“I was just asleep! Bloody hell!” one man said.
“Oh my god, that’s so good. This changes our lives. We’ve been trying to get our first home, so this will do that”.
“I thought you were sh**-stirring me!” another man laughed.
“I just can’t believe it… Funnily enough, I went to the outlet today to buy another share into the syndicate but it had sold out. If I had, I would have won double!”
Apart from the syndicate, there were also 1,248,555 winners in divisions two to seven who collectively won $27,266,400.30.
This includes 41 division two winners who each scored $24,374.50.
The 15 members of the division one winning syndicate purchased their syndicate shares at 15 Golden Casket outlets across Queensland, stretching from the Gold Coast to Townsville:
- Arundel Plaza News, Arundel
- Bellara News, Bellara
- Biota Street News, Inala
- Friendly Grocer Heritage Park, Heritage Park
- Inala Newsagency, Inala
- Luck Lifestyle Rochedale
- Metro News on 1st, Indooroopilly
- NewsExtra @ Parkinson News & Gifts, Parkinson
- newsXpress Nerang Newsagency, Nerang
- Nextra Bribie Island, Bribie Island
- Nextra Kenmore Village, Kenmore
- Noosa Village News, Noosaville
- Shamrock News & Lotto, Southport
- Supercentre News, Mermaid Waters
- The Lucky Charm Hyde Park, Hyde Park
The winning numbers were 14, 32, 13, 29, 41, 23 and 8, while the supplementary numbers were 43, 4 and 40.
