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 offers to visit Hawaii and dine at considered one of favorite restaurants. Monday, reporters learned her small lottery fortune had morphed in a pot of gold.
Canadian lottery winner, Maria Carreiro, 51, danced about and was filled with laughter because the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation presented her that has a lotto jackpot pay attention to $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 viewed her lottery ticket and learned she won big money of income.
However, certainly one of her daughter's did a little research on the Internet and learned her mother might be wealthier than she thought.
After traversing to a local store and re-checking her ticket, the lady learned she would be a multi-millionaire.
The Portuguese immigrant, a mom of three daughters and grandmother to, promises to share her windfall with members of the family to obtain homes and cars. She also promises to take her husband with an elaborate vacation returning to her homeland.
Moments after learning the lottery commission confirmed the Toronto woman won $40M, not $40K, her husband gave her job notice check here of his resignation. However, he was thoughtful enough to offer him a one-day notice. Imagine that?