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I lost my entire lottery winnings over silly mistake millions could make – I’m furious but there’s nothing I can do
A MAN lost his entire lottery winnings after one silly mistake which cost him his fortune.
Gareth Thomas, 38, was “buzzing” when he realised he’d won – but his excitement was unfortunately short-lived.
The thrilled jackpot winner from Canton, Wales, bought the lucky scratchcard from a local Londis.
He decided to try his luck with a £2 “£120,000 Richer” scratchie and was shocked to find out he was in for a win when he got home.
Gareth told playcasino.com: “I’d just scratched it at the table and was buzzing when I saw the win.”
He’d scored £500 from the National Lottery and was chuffed as it was the first scratchcard he’d bought in months.
However, it appears Gareth’s luck ran out after he popped outside leaving his little dog Teddy at the table.
“I nipped outside for five minutes to bring the washing in, came back, and there it was — tiny bits of foil and cardboard everywhere,” he continued.
His hungry pup had chewed through the entire ticket.
Teddy, the little black, white, and tan pooch, had managed to get his paws on the scratchcard and fancied a £500 dinner.
The gutted lottery winner said he was planning to pay back some bills and said half a grand felt like a small fortune to him.
Gareth joked: “Typical, isn’t it? The one time I actually win something, and the dog thinks it’s lunch.”
He desperately got in touch with officials at the National Lottery and explained the situation but to his dismay, Gareth was told there was nothing they could do.
Despite piecing together the nibbled pieces of scratchcard there was no barcode or numbers legitimising his win and he wasn’t able to claim any cash.
Teddy has chewed his way through a range of Gareth’s things, including TV remotes and socks, and he’s now made his way through a winning ticket.
Damaged, lost, and perhaps even digested scratchcards have been known to happen, and many have lost out before.
The National Lottery sells millions of tickets each year and unfortunately, not everyone keeps hold of them.
In order to keep your ticket safe and sound, it’s recommended to take a picture of it and put it in a safe place.
A spokesperson for playcasino.com added: “This is a funny story, but it’s a serious reminder — scratchcards are legal proof of your win.
“If they’re lost or destroyed, there’s very little that can be done.
“We always recommend treating them like cash: keep them dry, secure, and absolutely out of reach from pets with expensive taste.”
The Sun has reached out to the National Lottery for a comment.
Tips to protect your winnings
Take a picture of the ticket immediately after scratching
Make sure you have photographic evidence of your win that clearly shows the barcode and numbers.
This does not guarantee your win but it’ll help your case and back up your claim.
Keep tickets away from low surfaces
Tables, counters, and sideboards can be prime targets for hungry pups and curious kids.
Making sure your ticket is out of reach of prying fingers and canine teeth is a sure way of keeping it in tact.
Hide your winning ticket somewhere safe
Once you realise you’re onto a winner, hold onto that card as if you’re holding onto the cash.
In order to get hold of that money you’ll need your ticket, so it’s just as valuable.
Without a legitimate ticket, there is no win.
Porsche heir’s incredible plan to build £8.5m underground supercar garage inside a MOUNTAIN – with secret tunnel network
THE heir to Porsche has announced plans to build a private tunnel and underground garage beneath his mansion.
Wolfgang Porsche‘s £8.5million project, reminiscent of a James Bond villain’s lair, has sparked outrage in Salzburg.
The 81-year-old struck a deal with the Austrian city’s former conservative mayor, Harald Preuner, in 2024.
It included plans to drill an underground private tunnel below his 17th-century villa on the Kapuzinerberg.
It would allow him to park up to a dozen of his cars underneath the Paschinger Schlössl.
Under the deal, the billionaire paid €40,000 to gain the rights to dig a tunnel on city-owned land.
A steep and narrow road that can turn icy when temperatures drop currently leads up to Porsche’s mansion.
Some politicians have complained that the city council had not been briefed about the heir’s plans.
Local Green leader Ingeborg Haller has led the protest criticising what she called a “back-door deal” that was handled in a “very intransparent” way.
“Salzburg is UNESCO-listed. We are also in a nature reserve here and this is simply a highly sensitive area,” Haller said.
She said any kind of “special treatment for the super-rich” was unacceptable.
In response to criticism, a court-certified expert was appointed by the incumbent Social Democratic mayor, Bernhard Auinger.
According to the expert’s report made public, the compensation paid by Porsche was deemed “appropriate”.
Porsche bought the historic villa located near a Capuchin monastery on the forested hill in 2020.
The mansion, which is currently under renovation, once belonged to Austria’s famed Jewish writer Stefan Zweig.
Zweig lived there for 15 years and penned several well-known works there before fleeing to Britain during the rise of Nazism.
The city council is expected to decide in mid-May whether or not to let the project go ahead as planned.
It would have to approve a zoning plan change for the garage.
Wolfgang is the grandson of Austrian-born Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the car company.
He acts as the chairman of Porsche’s supervisory board.
A spokesman for Wolfgang Porsche declined to comment on what he called a “private matter” with no connection to the Porsche company, a subsidiary of the German car giant Volkswagen.
