Brad Miller of Eureka has claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize from the Saturday night drawing. Miller bought his winning ticket at Ksanka Store in Eureka.
Brad and his wife Trinia Holder drove to Helena last night, after finding out their ticket was worth $200,000. “Actually, we still didn’t believe it until it was checked at the Lottery,” said Trinia. “We kept looking at it, and checking the numbers. It’s pretty unreal.”
Brad and Trinia both grew up in Eureka, and moved back two years ago. Brad said his boss is retiring, so he is in the process of starting his own business, Miller Drywall and Construction. Trinia works at Ksanka’s. “I think everyone in Eureka knows we won,” said Brad. “We’re going to use this money wisely. It will certainly help us.”
Usually Brad and Trinia play Scratch games, but will buy a Powerball ticket or two when the jackpot is larger than usual. For Wednesday, players will be playing for $173 million, which is the first time the jackpot has been over $170 million since August 2007.
