Couple Gets $8 from Oregon Lottery After Dogs Ate Winning Ticket: 'My Husband Thought It Was Hilarious'

Dogs Apple and Jax.Photo: Courtesy Oregon Lottery

A couple in Oregon is now $8 richer after a lottery ticket their dogs got their paws on turned out to be a winner.

“For some reason we left the ticket on the ottoman and they decided it was delicious,” Rachel Lamet — who shares dogs Apple, 11 months, and Jack, 2, with her husband Nathan — said in a news release.

“I went to bed and when I woke up it was eaten to the point that I thought it was unable to be checked,” Rachel added. “But my husband thought it was hilarious and someone might get a good laugh.”

She continued, “He said it’s for sure a winner.”

The couple decided to send in what was left of the ticket along with a photo of their four-legged companions and a note explaining what had occurred.

Lottery ticket.Courtesy Oregon lottery

Fortunately, the Oregon Lottery was able to reconstruct the ticket.

As it turned out, the $3 Pharaoh’s Gold Crossword turned out to be a $8 winner — and nobody was more surprised than the couple themselves.

“That’s too funny,” Rachael said in a statement, adding that they’re “definitely getting more chew toys” for their dogs.

“We love them, but they are crazy sometimes,” she added.

source: people.com