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 among favorite restaurants. Monday, reporters learned her small lottery fortune had morphed 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 using a lotto jackpot look for $40M, not the measly $40K she believed she'd won yesterday, reported the Huffington Post on April 10.
Carreiro's journey from "comfortable" to read more "filthy-rich" began Friday when she looked over her lottery ticket and learned she won a fortune of greenbacks.
However, among her daughter's did a little research on the Internet and learned her mother could possibly be wealthier than she thought.
After attending a local store and re-checking her ticket, over learned she would be a multi-millionaire.
The Portuguese immigrant, a mom of three daughters and grandmother to 5, promises to share her windfall with loved ones to obtain homes and cars. She also promises to take her husband upon an elaborate vacation time for 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 provide him a one-day notice. Imagine that?