Edwin Castro’s life no longer resembles at all what it was just four months ago. In the meantime, this player has won the Powerball jackpot and not just any prize. Indeed, the latter amounted to nearly 2.04 billion dollars. This is THE biggest jackpot in the history of the American lottery and it has changed the daily life of this Californian, that goes without saying! He indulged himself for his very first purchase with a mansion in upscale Hollywood Hills. Guess who his new neighbors are!
Powerball: the new billionaire offers a star villa
Even if he hoped to win, Edwin Castro would never have imagined winning such a large sum of money. Last November, when he entered this gas station in Altadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, his life was regarding to change completely! The player enters the store and takes a ticket for the Powerball. Unknowingly, he’s bought his pass to stardom and won the Powerball record prize pool of $2.04 billion!
Thanks to the sequence of numbers 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and the powerball rouge 10, he became not a millionaire, but a billionaire. At the head of more than 2 billion dollars, he was able to afford a home without worry in the middle of that of the biggest Hollywood stars. From now on, he will live the high life between the Chateau Marmont, the home of Ariana Grande, the villa of Dakota Johnson, but also that of Jimmy Kimmel.
The winner preferred not to collect the entire prize pool immediately. Indeed, he opted for a first installment of 997.6 million dollars and then an annuity smoothed over 29 years, According to journalists from Guardian.
But, then, who is this player who knew how to take his chance among 292 million probabilities? The American lottery has little information on him except that he lived in Pasadena, that he is in his thirties and that he was “shocked and ecstatic” at the time of discovery and we want to believe them! Discreet, he was not present at the press conference.
In addition, the Powerball is a virtuous circle, because the money raised through the tickets sold also helps fill the coffers of California schools.
The Hollywood dream: a luxury residence with top-of-the-range amenities
According to the sources of Los Angeles TimesEdwin Castro bought the most expensive home in Hollywood Hills since the beginning of 2023. Indeed, he paid the “modest” sum of $ 25.5 million to become the owner of this little gem.
For this price, the property offers multiple high-end services. Already it is perched on the edge of a hill with stunning views. The mansion is on three floors with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. In addition, it is equipped with a roof terrace, an infinity pool, a sauna, a wine cellar, a cinema, games and sports room. The new rich will not be bored, it’s obvious!
Not to mention the exteriors. The house sits on a plot of over 1261 square meters. In terms of decoration, there is something for everyone, because the style and tones change according to the spaces. Indeed, some pieces are in modern and dark colors “Bronze Grey, Charcoal and Black”. Other pieces have softer notes with “stone in beige tones”. The third floor was designed as a penthouse glazed, with “a private balcony and a tiled bathroom […] of black and white marble.
This Powerball winner has indeed achieved his American dream!
