Woman wins $40M, not $40K, sparking wild celebrations

Comment #72

jamella724 — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:02:15 GMT

She seems so excited to spend her money. Well there's nothing wrong to splurge a little bit. However I hope she won't get so excited that she will become broke few years after.

Comment #71

helpmewin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:22:38 GMT

No thanks!

well i already bought 2 houses but i sold one just need 4 more

Comment #70

HaveABall — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:42:25 GMT

That's called a time-share.

Congratulations on your $40M Canadian jackpot win, Maria Carreiro, you've got a lot of viger

Comment #69

Knightsquad — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:50:47 GMT

Just what I was thinking!

Man you people are so F jealous.

Good for the lady, hope she has a blast the rest of her life

Comment #68

helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:29:44 GMT

what if you was sleeping and someone drove off with you house

call 911 what's your address (i don't know) can you imagine

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savagegoose — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:23:53 GMT

Big O's next campaign promise

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helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:40:03 GMT

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helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:39:39 GMT

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helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:39:13 GMT

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hearsetrax — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:18:15 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:22:26 GMT

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RedStang — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:16:26 GMT

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helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:28:53 GMT

what is a house on wheels

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RedStang — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:12:41 GMT

Who's Pedro.

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RedStang — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:11:49 GMT

Get a house on wheels so you can take it with you.

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helpmewin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:48:11 GMT

i like a house in 5 different states that i travel to.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:42:07 GMT

If you had Pedro's money, that would be about 1% of your stash.

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helpmewin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:37:00 GMT

i hope they aint to Big a family

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:31:03 GMT

I have always said... A house and car for every family member.

Comment #53

Ronnie316 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:29:48 GMT

Thanks OB, watched it again and the reporter clearly states. THE QP was the EXACT SAME NUMBERS as she normally plays...... Mind blowing....... What odds would Jammy give for this happenstantial situation

Comment #52

helpmewin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:26:34 GMT

Congrats to them all: i like to see people win like that: kids deserve a House car to get them out started in life on their own, Spend Wisely Maria

Comment #51

Original Bey — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:13:29 GMT

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-woman-wins-40-million-jackpot-first-thought-it-was-40-000-1.1229282

Comment #50

Ronnie316 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:06:43 GMT

With some Indian heritage.

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helpmewin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:05:24 GMT

she Dance like Gypsy.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:32:25 GMT

Sounds link QPs are the ONLY way to play

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:29:35 GMT

People shound not be taxed on lottery winnings.

Comment #46

helpmewin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:12:37 GMT

Hoosier Lotto Wed Apr 10, 2013 10-13-14-15-17-41

them numbers looks LIKE what we drawed on wed night i had 3 of them

my ticket was 14-15-17-19-25-31 self pick

well i am happy for her her family glad they have no Tax there.

Comment #45

jimmy4164 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:05:24 GMT

Looks like you're right DAyzz.

I found another agency that supports your post.

The results for the $40M Lotto Max for 4/5/13 was:

02-14-15-17-24-38-40, Bonus: 31

It's possible but that's a lot of numbers to randomly duplicate! Since Maria is only 51, none of her children could have been born in 1938 or 1940, so I suspect that in her excitement she probably said something that wasn't quite complete. The QP probably produced SOME of her birthday numbers. It really doesn't matter anyway... [ More ]

Comment #44

DAyzz — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:34:54 GMT

That's exacly what she claims!

She plays the same set every week, but this time decided to quick pick it up. Ironicly her set came up as one of the quickpicks, and equally as ironic that set hit.

Comment #43

jimmy4164 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:21:33 GMT

Yahoo.com quoted abcNEWS this way...

She had been playing the lottery for years, but had always used her three childrens' birthdays as the numbers, according to the CBC. This time, she let the computer choose the numbers for her.

There's no mention of a QP producing her birthday plays.

I'll bet she's glad she bought a Quick Pick this time!

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/canadian-grandmother-thrilled-win-40k-lottery-40-million-032645526--abc-news-topstories.html

Congratula... [ More ]

Comment #42

helpmewin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:34:49 GMT

she can't count

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Ronnie316 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:13:06 GMT

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JezzVim — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:02:19 GMT

I agree Sully. These are hard working people and all I want is to wish them well and hope that God guides them.

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JezzVim — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:00:57 GMT

I agree Sully. These are hard working people and all I would want is to wish them well and hope that God guide them.

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ressuccess — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:26:21 GMT

I didn't know that person got $40 million dollars. How did she got lucky

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mypiemaster — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:35:32 GMT

Maria, may God bless you and your family. I have a feeling you are going to have a lot of fun, and do a lot of good with your windfall.

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golfer1960 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:03:54 GMT

I love her reaction and dance! Priceless! I can only imagine what my reaction would be...

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ShowMeTheMoney$ — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:59:59 GMT

Maria and her family seem like nice, down-to-earth people. I hope them the best. May we all be so lucky. This is truly a dream come true. If she is smart with her windfall of cash, she will be set for life and have enough for future generations.

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Ronnie316 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:30:01 GMT

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fwlawrence — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:18:30 GMT

I would have a wild celebration if I won $40,000

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miracleplay5 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:55:42 GMT

Hey I believe in rejoicing with people not rolling my eyes in disgust wishing they would fail. I am truly happy for this family. I hope they take self defense courses buy a lot of firearms and get superb firearms training as well. Thank God for the 2nd Amendment. For the people that may try to invade their homes and cars at gun point to rob them. I get why the lottery dont want people to remain anonymous,but I dont like it! when I win I am wearing a disguise and I wont purchase things in my birt... [ More ]

Comment #31

DamGod — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:24:51 GMT

Thats the magic, whatever you put out is what you get back. For 20 years she was playing the same numbers and the same numbers was given back to her.....this is KARMA at its best

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DamGod — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:19:26 GMT

Thank you for the positive comment, may you win the lottery soon......

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miracleplay5 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:11:51 GMT

Good for her and her family. It is a blessing and appears as though it was truly meant for her to win. Bitter people always try to predict the dismise of others. It's a shame to see people say she will be broke in 5-7 years or whatever, if we worked harder on optimism and predicting the numbers we wouldnt have time to dig ditches for others to fall in. We reap what we sow and the pit you dig for someone else may very well be your pit that you fall in. Buying houses and cars for her children wont... [ More ]

Comment #28

Original Bey — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:00:24 GMT

No annuity either. One big check/wire transfer in about 5 weeks.

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hearsetrax — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:33:36 GMT

smart money sez she'll be broke inside of three years and be on the canadian version of the curse of the lottery

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savagegoose — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:12:29 GMT

im calling BS on that. if true the lady of luck has some special plans for this family.

she had luck, lets hope they have the wisdom. a mill each for the kids and grand kids should still leave maybe 30 ish mill, say 25mill. after kids have blown that mill tell em to get a job.

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ShowMeTheMoney$ — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:41:10 GMT

No TAXES!!!! How AWESOME is that? When it comes to the lottery, you should be able keep the entire jackpot. I wonder if the $40 million is in cash or is there an annuity? Will she have to lose about half to get the cash lump sum now

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AlwaysSunday — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:04:41 GMT

No tax! Wouldn't that be nice

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ShowMeTheMoney$ — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:26:51 GMT

This sounds too good to be true!!!! She played the lottery with the same numbers for 20 years. Then, out of the blue, Maria buys a quick pick, and those number randomly chosen turn out to be the exact same numbers she played all these years. And, this time she wins the BIG JACKPOT!!! The chances of something like this happening must be astronomical!!!! It's like FATE or GOD or LUCK intervened.

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is somebody pulling my... [ More ]

Comment #22

RedStang — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:57:22 GMT

She's gonna need new shoes first.

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Anfang71 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:59:45 GMT

Wait...wtf..? Did I hear the reporter say she did a QP an the QP was somehow the exact numbers she usualy plays?? Uhh...its like you won the lottery twice. Why is that not big news? If I heard correctly... I'm dozing off from tired though

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tnhope — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:58:13 GMT

CONGRATS MARIA

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CLETU$ — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:45:42 GMT

Congratulations Mrs.Carreiro.I think you'll do just fine with your new found wealth

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BEZ22 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:02:29 GMT

must be something in the air.

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sully16 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:41:17 GMT

Nice job Maria, congrats and enjoy.

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dallascowboyfan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:38:13 GMT

Congratulation Ms. Carreiro

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maringoman — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:50:32 GMT

It seems haters cannot help themselves. Its amazing

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larry3100 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:37:51 GMT

Congratulations Maria. No taxes on that $40 million, in Canada. Now, I'll give Maria 5 to 7 years that she will go broke. A house for all family members and friends too. Cash loans to her friends that never will be paid back, and so on. Maria after she goes broke.

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VenomV12 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:34:54 GMT

LMAO, I wonder if you could do that? I mean technically you did come.

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Lucky4Life — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:27:11 GMT

The Meek shall inheret the Earth

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whiteballz — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:19:20 GMT

do you have to show up to the press conference in Canada? If they forced me to go, I'd wear a ski mask.

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DamGod — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:07:10 GMT

as you can see, nature only favours the idiots and not the smart ones. Even if she go broke in 2 years , at least she will gain the experience and enjoyment of spending 40 million dollars, something most people die only dreaming about.....

Comment #9

Original Bey — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:03:50 GMT

She can always open a dance studio once she blows through the cash.

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Lucky4Life — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:01:10 GMT

ok 5 years tops then.

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SLOYAROLE — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:42 GMT

I don't think the Canadian government or the Queen (I don't know how Canada works) taxes lottery winnings. She keeps the full $40m. Anyways, good for her. That's why people play... to win.

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Original Bey — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:20 GMT

In Canada 40m is 40m

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Lucky4Life — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:57:55 GMT

it's got to be, what? less than 20 million after taxes? I say 2-1/2 years

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Original Bey — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:45:41 GMT

The gods have a sense of humor

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dpoly1 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:44:02 GMT

In New Jersey they would throw the ticket away LOL

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VenomV12 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:42:27 GMT

Sooooo, 5 years, 3 years until this one is completely broke?

Why is it idiots like this half the time that end up winning? sigh...

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Lucky4Life — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:37:30 GMT

Yeah i saw that interview too. Talking about buying houses and cars for her kids already *sigh

Woman wins $40M, not $40K, sparking wild celebrations

Lottery Post — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:35:19 GMT

Includes video report

Let's pretend you just won $40 million. Do you sprint up and down the street like a crazy woman ? Break into a happy dance, while holding your oversized lottery check? Celebrate by chowing down at a Chinese buffet with your family?

If you're Maria Carreiro, the answer is all of the above and then some.

The 51-year-old grandmother couldn't contain her excitement, when she talked to, sang to and danced for reporters on Monday after her big, big win.

Thank you Lor... [ More ]