Key takeaways:
- The California Lottery announced that the sole winner of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot from November has been identified.
- The winning ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, and the winner was a man named Edwin Castro.
- The record-breaking jackpot is the largest in U.S. Lottery history, and the California Lottery said it will continue to support the state’s public education system with the proceeds.
The California Lottery announced Tuesday that the sole winner of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot from November has been identified. The ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, an unincorporated foothill community northeast of Los Angeles.
The winning ticket matched the numbers 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball number 10, according to the California Lottery. The winner was a man named Edwin Castro, said California Lottery Director Alva Johnson.
For selling the winning ticket, business owner Joe Chahayed received a bonus of $1 million. In a statement, Chahayed said he was shocked and ecstatic but glad that the lottery helps to fund public education.
The record-breaking jackpot is the largest in U.S. Lottery history. The Powerball jackpot has been reset to $20 million for the next drawing.
The California Lottery said it was thrilled to be able to show the state’s education system a lot of love on Valentine’s Day with the announcement of the winner. The lottery said it will continue to support the state’s public education system with the proceeds from the Powerball jackpot.
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