Lucky lottery winner redeems a delicious ticket eaten by mischievous little mice

When you’re a dog, you don’t have to worry about things like money. You don’t even know what a lottery is, let alone what a lottery ticket looks like.

For some dogs, like Alaskan Klee Kais Apple and Jack, a lottery ticket actually looks like a delicious snack. Either that, or they saw the sight of someone to blame. Whatever the reason, these two troublemakers tore their parents’ plane tickets to shreds.

A delicious lottery ticket

It is unclear which dog if not both dogs damaged the ticket. Apparently it happened while Salem resident Rachel Lamet and her husband Nathan were sleeping. Rachel explain to the Oregon Lottery:

“For some reason, we left the ticket on the stool and they decided it was delicious. I went to bed and when I woke up it was so eaten that I thought it couldn’t be tested. But my husband thinks it’s hilarious and at least someone can get a good laugh. He said it was definitely a winner.”

The Oregon Lottery does not allow requests by mail, which are usually processed within 10 business days. So, just for kicks, the Lamets mailed the destroyed ticket to the Oregon Lottery along with a letter explaining what happened (and a photo of culprit).

“We have two Alaskan Klee Kai [puppies] that we love. Unfortunately, they have decided that they enjoy the taste of [your] Lottery tickets. So we’re writing to you to see if by any chance you can see if they’ve eaten the winning ticket,” the letter read.

That’s a winner!

Turns out, that’s right, the ticket was the winner. Incredibly, the Oregon Lottery actually accepted it as valid once the ticket was matched.

So – in the end, everything turned out to be fine. The couple can still get their winnings back. But in the end, that winnings were only $8.

When she learned that the ticket was indeed the winner (though the amount was small), Rachel replied:

“It’s too funny. We are definitely getting more chew toys, they go through a lot. We love them, but they are crazy sometimes.”

Apple and Jack thankfully didn’t destroy a massive multi-million dollar ticket, but I’m sure Lamets will be more selective about where they keep things like this at night. Although, who can say that chewing isn’t really a good luck charm?

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