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 '' but I'm still waiting for the check! " If you 're Maria Carreiro , the answer is all of the above -- and then some . `` We 've been struggling 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 '' but I'm still waiting for the check! " `` We 've been struggling so much , $ 40 million is so much money , '' her tearful daughter says .