Get this: A Canadian woman wins $40M, not the $40K she celebrated over last Friday. When the Toronto woman learned she'd won the Lotto Max draw, she made intentions to visit Hawaii and dine at one among favorite restaurants. Monday, reporters learned her small lottery fortune had morphed in to a pot of gold.
Canadian lottery winner, Maria Carreiro, 51, danced about and was stuffed with laughter because Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation presented her having a lotto jackpot look for $40M, not the measly $40K she believed she'd won the other day, reported the Huffington Post on April 10.
Carreiro's journey from "comfortable" to "filthy-rich" began Friday when she considered her lottery ticket and learned she won a lot of money of income.
However, certainly one of her daughter's did some research on the Internet and learned her mother may be wealthier than she thought.
After attending a local store and re-checking her ticket, website the lady learned she would have been a multi-millionaire.
The Portuguese immigrant, a mom of three daughters and grandmother to, offers to share her windfall with family to purchase homes and cars. She also offers to take her husband by using an elaborate vacation to her homeland.
Moments after learning the lottery commission confirmed the Toronto woman won $40M, not $40K, her husband gave her job notice of his resignation. However, he was thoughtful enough to supply him a one-day notice. Imagine that?