A former student of the California public school system who prefers to primarily avoid the spotlight is the lucky recipient of the greatest U.S. lottery payout in history.
The winning ticket was purchased at Joe's Service Center in the unincorporated city of Altadena, which is located northeast of Los Angeles in the foothills.
Castro rebuffed a request from government representatives to address media on Tuesday. Instead, he submitted a written letter in which he expressed his shock and ecstasy at winning the lotto.
Castro rebuffed a request from government representatives to address media on Tuesday. Instead, he submitted a written letter in which he expressed his shock and ecstasy at winning the lotto.
Because to how long it took for someone to select the ideal set of six numbers to win, Castro's lottery victory was the largest in American history.
Each time there is no winner, the Powerball jackpot rises from its initial starting value of $20 million.
Castro's numbers were announced after more than 40 consecutive drawings: 10, 33, 41, 47, and 56, plus the red Powerball, which was 10.
According to Becker, all of those lotteries earned the highest money ever from a single jackpot—$156.3 million—for California's public schools.