Dog takes off with $1.3 million lotto ticket

A Christchurch man who won $1.3 million in Saturday's Lotto draw nearly lost his chance to claim the prize when his puppy snatched the ticket.

"We had the ticket on the sofa, and our puppy grabbed it and took off with it, so it was a little sticky, but not too bad," the man, who wanted to remain anonymous, told The Press.

He said he had no immediate plans for the $1,306,235, but that his family would be the main benefactors.

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