Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro hired three
bodyguards to protect him 24/7 after winning the
$2 billion jackpot
Castro, 30, got his winnings, a lump sum of $996 million from California State Lottery officials in January. He won the Powerball ticket in the November 7, 2022, drawing.
Castro has purchased a vintage car and an over $ 20 million estate in Hollywood Hills after becoming a $2 billion winner in the January Powerball drawing.
According to The New York Times, He was also the only player who matched all six numbers to the winning numbers on the slip in the United States. He won the $ 2.04 billion, that was the largest lottery payout in Powerball history.
Since Castro's name was revealed as the big winner, he did legal struggles as a man named Jose Rivera initially filed a civil suit in February in Alhambra Superior Court after Castro came forward to claim his winnings.
He purchased his winning ticket at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California, the day before in the November 8 drawing.
According to The Daily Beast, In the mid of the ongoing legal battle, there was plenty of attention towards Edwin Castro after becoming a $2 billion Powerball winner, and so he reportedly hired three bodyguards for 24/7 protection.
Castro was spotted leaving a bank in April with the three bodyguards who protect him and his property.
Castro purchased a $25 million Hollywood Hills estate this year after collecting his winnings.
The purchase coincided with a $4 million mansion in Altadena, his hometown, and in the area where Joe's service center sits nearby.
According to the New York Post, The lottery winner chose a lump sum payment instead of 29 years' annuity payments.
Bodyguards protect Castro's livelihood and five-bedroom, seven-bath 13,500-square-foot home. He was also seen driving around in a vintage $250,000 Porsche.
Castro added: "As someone who received the rewards of being educated in the California public education system, it’s gratifying to hear that, as a result of my win, the California school system greatly benefits as well.”
Body language expert Patty Wood told The US Sun in an exclusive interview that photos of Castro taken at the time of the trial's release showed the winner appeared distressed.
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