In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. In January 2025, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.

More than 70,000 other Powerball tickets sold in California also won prizes ranging from $4 to $40,000, the lottery said.

Castro struck gold when he won more than $2billion in 2022, making him the sole winner of the largest Powerball lottery in U.S. history. He opted for a lump-sum payout of $998million, which ended up being around $628million after taxes, which he's used on sports cars and real estate.

A Powerball ticket sold in California fell just one number short of winning the $126 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $812,200. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Jan ...