More than 11.2 million tickets were awarded in the Powerball draw held on November 8 in which Hispanic Edwin Castro, a California resident, won the $2 billion jackpot.
In a statement last month in which the California Lottery announced Castro as the jackpot winner, it was reported that millions of players nationwide won prizes by matching various combinations of the winning series.
The winning numbers of the roll were: 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, with Powerball 10.
In California, two other people matched five of the six Powerball numbers.
In the case of this lottery, the California Lottery kept $156.3 million dollars that would be allocated to the public education system, as provided by state law. This amount is the largest reported in the history of “jackpot” won in the demarcation.
In total, the California Lottery, a state agency that is self-funded by ticket revenue, has directed more than $41 billion for public schools K-12, community colleges, and universities since it was launched. sold the first ticket in 1985.
Consecutively, for the past 22 years, the lottery has contributed at least $1 billion to public schools.
State authorities also estimated that in fiscal year 2021-2022 they delivered some $2 billion to California public schools, another record amount, for lottery commissions.
For raffle game tickets sold in California, 40 cents of every dollar (80 cents of each $2 Powerball ticket) goes to public education.
Castro, identified by the office as the rightful winner of the prize, ended up pocketing $997.6 million of the total amount by claiming the money in one payment rather than 30 annual installments.
In the only written statements he offered to the press through lottery representatives, the Hispanic precisely highlighted the contribution to education in the state as a result of the award.
“As much as I am shocked and ecstatic to have won the Powerball, the actual winner is the California public school system,” he said in the written statements.
“The mission of the California Lottery, which is to provide supplemental funding for public education in California—both public schools and universities—makes this a great victory for the state. As someone who was rewarded by being educated in the California public education system, it is gratifying to hear that, as a result of my winning, the California public education system benefits greatly as well,” she added.
Castro has not come forward publicly and has not made direct statements to the media, arguing that he prefers to maintain his privacy, despite the fact that California lottery rules require disclosure of the identity of jackpot winners.
The recognized winner is listed as a defendant in a lawsuit in which another Hispanic, identified as José Rivera, alleges that his $2 billion winning ticket purchased at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena was stolen.
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