It started out as a weekend getaway to celebrate a 13th wedding anniversary.

But it ended up being quite a memorable - and lucky - trip.

When Butler native Randy Montgomery took his wife Heidi on a camping excursion in the DuBois area, he never thought he'd leave with a trophy that looked a lot like a gold bulldog.

By mere happenstance, the couple came across the Sunsational weight-lifting contest during a festival in DuBois.

Montgomery, who is nicknamed "Rando" by his co-workers at Winters and Fleming Asphalt Company, had always wanted to enter a weight-lifting tournament, but never had - until Saturday.

"I didn't train or plan on doing this," Montgomery said. "If I had, I would have gone to bed earlier. The night before, my wife and I were up to 3 a.m. celebrating our anniversary."

Montgomery, 40, nearly didn't enter when he got to the event. His nerves were getting the best of him.

But at the urging of his wife, he competed in the Master's Division for those 40 and older.

Montgomery bench-pressed 285 pounds for the victory.

"I almost didn't have the guts," Montgomery said. "But I figured if I lost, I was away from home and didn't have to tell anyone about it."

Montgomery also stuck out a little bit.

While his competition was slightly better dressed for the event, he was wearing a dress shirt and shorts as he and his wife were on their way to get something to eat before stumbling upon the event.

"There were guys with muscle shirts on, and I was in a dress shirt and shorts," Montgomery said. "I just had to stay focused. I had a mission to do, and I just had to do it."

No one was more surprised than Montgomery was when his name was announced as the winner.

He accepted the trophy, walked down the steps from the stage and kissed his wife.

"I told her this was for you," he said.

The next thing he did was to call his 17-year-old daughter Kandi and 12-year-old son Cody.

They didn't believe him at first.

"Cody said, 'No way. No you didn't,'" Montgomery said.

Montgomery also entered another weight-lifting contest that involved lifting his body weight as many times as he could. The 175-pounder did 20 reps, but that wasn't enough.

The winner of that contest received a sword.

But Montgomery is happy with his trophy, as it will be a memento of an anniversary trip he will never forget.

The couple's real anniversary was Tuesday.

"My wife told them I'd be back next year," Montgomery said. "But I said, 'Nah, I'm retired.' I kind of owe this one to my wife."