“Hey, Iowa Lottery, my dog ate my scratch ticket.”
It may sound like the oldest excuse in the book, but it actually happened recently to a lottery player from Waterloo.
That player, Emily Dunlay, reached out to us on Facebook and by email to ask if her scratch ticket was still valid, or if her dog, Addy, (adorably shown at right) had destroyed her chance of winning by chewing up her ticket.
“I’m just worried she may have eaten a big winner and just want to make sure it’s not,” Emily wrote in her email to us.
After seeing a photo of the remains of the ticket (below), it became pretty clear something had left Emily’s scratch ticket in several pieces.
Emily was able to tape the mangled ticket back together, and although some of it was missing, our security team was able to help her determine that she had indeed won a prize. And we were then able to help her redeem her $5 in winnings
As for Addy, we’ll bet she’s still fond of paper – but her owner has definitely caught on to her!
Good luck for every next time your play
Posted by: htway | February 23, 2015 at 08:25 PM