'I won $100,000': Moment ecstatic father bursts into son's room thinking he has landed a big lottery prize – only to discover he misread the numbers

 A gut-wrenching video shows a thrilled father burst into his son's bedroom and shout for joy in the mistaken belief he had won $100,000 (£75,000) on the lottery.

CCTV footage shows Michael Mirelez jumping with excitement as he held the 'winning' ticket in his hand at the family home in Arlington, Texas, on Monday, March

He started shouting: 'Nico, Nico! I've won a hundred thousand dollars! I won a hundred thousand dollars!'

Footage of Michael Mirelez bursting into his son Nicolas's bedroom in Arlington, Texas, on March 7 in the belief he'd won the lottery has gone viral

His son Nicolas is seen jumping out of his bed and hugging him. Nicolas can be heard earnestly saying to his father: 'Don't tell nobody.'

Heartbreakingly, their joy was short-lived as his father reading the ticket soon realised to his shock he had read the numbers wrong.

Distraught, Mr Mirelez says: 'This is my number 46… Oh f***k, g*ddamn it. I lied.'

Crying and holding his face, the father falls on the bed as his son moves to comfort him.

Nicolas later said: 'I was super confused at first when he came in the room. Didn’t know what to think I was still half asleep.

For a moment, Mr Miralez and son Nico hug in the belief they'd landed a $100,000 lottery prize - but their joy soon falls apart

As Mr Mirelez showed his son the numbers, he realised his mistake and was overcome with disappointment

'My dad deserves a big break. He cried [afterwards] but now he's laughing at himself watching the video over and over.'

Nicolas even responded to online critics who accused the video of being staged by posting a second clip, showing CCTV of his father on the porch as he scraped the numbers on his scratchcard.

Nicolas added: 'Unfortunately this wasn’t staged and was 100% our real thoughts and reactions.' 

The footage has been viewed 6.1million times on Tiktok and many people rallied behind the father and son.

Tiktok users shared their own heartbreak after watching the pair's dreams come and go in an instant

Jessica Gonzalez wrote: 'OMG when you hugged your dad out of pure happiness for him.'

Were'sWadeOh posted: 'Bro, the rollercoaster emotions I felt through that... I can imagine how y'all felt.'

Mike Durtra said: 'My heart broke when he realised it was wrong.'

Vic Blends said: 'I wanted him to win.'

While another added: 'Bro the rollercoaster of emotions I felt through that... I can't imagine how you all felt.'