She had bought a lottery ticket and initially thought she 'd won $ 40,000 . Her daughter checked online and told her , ` ` Mommy , you 're $ 40 million richer '' The Portuguese immigrant says she 'll buy a house , go on a long - term honeymoon . ` ` We ' ve been through so much , $ 40 million is so much money , '' her tearful daughter says .
Maria Carreiro bought a lottery ticket and initially thought she 'd won $ 40,000 . Her daughter checked online and told her , `` Mommy , you 're $ 40 million richer '' The Portuguese immigrant says she 'll buy a house , go on a long-awaited honeymoon . `` We 've been struggling so much , $ 40 million is so much money , '' her tearful daughter says .