FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

June 21, 2005 
CONTACT: Jennifer Gelband
(208) 334-2600

BRAD DUKE IS $220 MILLION RICHER THANKS TO IDAHO POWERBALL! 

BOISE – Idaho´s newest multi-millionaire is Brad Duke, a 33-year-old life-long resident of Idaho. Duke won $220.3 million on May 28, 2005, playing Idaho Powerball. He scored the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history and garnered tons of national attention. 

When he picked up the winning ticket, a series of numbers he’s been playing for years, Duke was a manager for Gold´s Gym fitness centers in the Treasure Valley. Despite his prize, Duke plans to continue working because his biggest concern is staying grounded. “Obviously the role will be a little different now,” he notes. 

So what will Duke do with his millions? Duke, the son of a waitress and salesman who, he says, struggled financially at times with their four kids, has a 15-year plan to turn his winnings into a billion dollars and set up his family for generations. “I’ll make sure I take care of the people who took care of me,” says Duke. But also he plans to buy a nice car, a new mountain bike, build a house in the Boise area, take a trip with his friends, and meet his favorite band Metallica.  

Before coming out to the public to claim the prize, Duke spent two weeks after his win assembling a team of advisors including a publicist, lawyer and financial advisor. 

"He´s a remarkably intelligent and analytical, cerebral kind of guy, and he´s going to be, I think if anybody is going to handle this well, it´ll be him," said Duke´s publicist Ed Moore. 

After taxes Duke will get about $85 million dollars in a lump sum payment. But he’s not the only Idaho winner; the state will receive a lump sum check of about $10 million dollars in taxes and Boise Jackson’s where Duke bought the ticket will get $50,000. 

Powerball is the multi-state lotto game played in 27 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Players select five numbers from 1 to 53 and a Powerball from 1 to 42. The jackpot is won by matching 5 numbers plus the Powerball. Odds of winning a cash prize are 1 in 36. Jackpot odds are 1 in 120 million. Drawings are held each week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:59 p.m. MST. 

Players must be at least 18 to buy, sell or redeem Powerball tickets. Remember to play responsibly. The Idaho Lottery benefiting Idaho public schools and buildings.