Canada woman in C$40,000 lottery prize actually won C$40m 9 April 2013 Last updated at 17:11 A Toronto woman celebrating what she thought was a 40,000 Canadian dollar ($39,428; £26,000) lottery prize had in fact won C$40m, officials have said. Maria Carreiro, 51, said she "ran down the street like a crazy woman" after her daughter looked online and discovered the award's true size. Among her plans for the winnings were a Hawaii honeymoon after 30 years of marriage and a larger house. Ms Carreiro had worked at a factory before quitting to raise her children. She said her husband had already left his job. "I couldn't believe it," Ms Carreiro told reporters. I was shaking and just couldn't believe that it was real. Ms Carreiro bought the LottoMax ticket for a Friday drawing and checked her ticket at the store on Saturday morning. She realised her multi-million dollar mistake when she returned home to tell her family. According to Ontario Lottery and Gaming, 60% of winners of more than C$1m paid off debts, 56% took a vacation, 36% bought a new house and 43% either retired, changed jobs or quit.