Here’s an inquiry we’ll classify under ‘believe it or not’ because there’s a perfect name involved.
A woman named Cheryl reached out to us today to share that her dog, Ripley, had ripped up her lottery ticket! She sent us the photo you can see here of the remains of her scratch ticket -- and there are some definite chew marks involved!.
Cheryl said she’d checked her ticket before Ripley got ahold of it, so she knew it had won a prize. She wondered if she could still cash it despite the obvious damage.
In her case, there was enough identifying information on the remaining piece of her “$100,000 Mega Crossword” ticket for her to claim her prize.
There are limits to a situation like that, though!
If your lottery ticket ever ends up getting damaged and you have questions about the prize it may have won, we’ll do our best to help figure it out. Just know that depending on the extent of the damage, it may not be possible to determine the outcome of the ticket.
You’re always welcome to email us at [email protected], contact us on social media, or call us at 515-725-7900 if you have questions about your lottery ticket.
Thank you to Cheryl – and Ripley – for a story that made us laugh today!
Hi, Candice. She won $10 and as I noted in the blog, she was able to claim her prize yesterday!
Posted by: Mary Neubauer | September 06, 2023 at 08:45 AM
Did she win anything or was it impossible to tell
Posted by: Candice Armstrong | September 06, 2023 at 05:16 AM