Workers at Toyota's manufacturing plant in Victoria, Australia, were devastated in February when they learned the factory would shut in 2017.

But now 16 of the 2,500 workers who are expected to lose their jobs have been given a lucky break - a $15 million jackpot lottery win, reported the Daily Mail.

The automotive experts, aged 30-50, worked at the huge car plant in Altona, a western suburb of Melbourne. They have earned almost $1 million each.

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