Queensland ladies who lunch win $70 million lottery prize

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A group of women from the Gold Coast have come forward as the winners of last night's $70 million Oz Lotto draw.

The syndicate of friends bought the lucky ticket after having lunch at Runaway Bay.

Elissa Lewis from Tatts Lotteries says they came forward to claim their record-breaking prize this afternoon.

"They're a group of friends, they're all female and they regularly meet up for lunch and often after they pay their bill there's always a couple of dollars left over," Ms Lewis said.

"So they decided to buy a quick pick entry and the numbers were randomly generated and lo and behold, they have literally turned some loose change into $70 million."

The women say they did not claim their prize straight away because they were in shock.

The win will be written into the record books as the largest lotto pay-out in Australia's history.

Topics: gambling, brisbane-4000

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