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In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. In January 2025, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.
The winner of the largest Powerball jackpot in US history was spotted cruising Los Angeles in a vintage VW minibus that would make the Flower Children proud. Edwin Castro, who won the historic $2.04 billion prize back in 2022,
The lucky lottery player who won the big $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve has claimed their prize nearly a month later. On Thursday, Jan. 22, Powerball announced that the winner stepped forward to claim their prize. The lottery player chose to remain anonymous.
The winner chose to remain anonymous, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery said, and sought legal and financial advice before coming forward.
A lucky PowerBall player is waking up R178.9 million richer after taking a chance at Tuesday night’s PowerBall. An estimated R177 million was up for grabs in the PowerBall draw, and a lucky player has now joined the ranks of the country’s biggest lottery winners.