Edwin Castro received a lump sum of $997.6 million and became an almost billionaire overnight

Edwin Castro, 31, had his life turned upside down when he won the historic $2 billion Powerball Jackpot.

Castro, from California, purchased the winning ticket from a local gas station in November 2022, but it wasn’t until February 2023 that he claimed his life-changing winnings.

As the largest ever jackpot, Castro received a lump sum of $997.6 million and became an almost billionaire overnight.

Since his winnings, Castro has splashed out on a number of different lavish purchases. So what exactly has he spent his money on so far?

Real estate

Castro has a pretty impressive portfolio of properties, from a $25.5 million Hollywood Hills house, $4 million mansion also in California and a $47 million mansion in Los Angeles.

In fact, Castro’s first big purchase, just a couple of weeks after he collected his winnings, was his Hollywood Hills home.

The 13,500-square-foot mansion sits on a 0.58-acre lot and has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a game room, a wine cellar, movie theater, bar, spa and fitness studio.

Some of the famous faces that live nearby are said to include Dakota Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel, and Ariana Grande.

The second mansion was purchased in his hometown of Altadena, California, with views of the gorgeous San Gabriel Mountains. It includes five bedrooms and four bathrooms, plus a pool and a movie theater.