Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever, winning a $2.04 billion Powerball prize. Here's how the California fires impacted his homes.

When he won a record-breaking $2 billion Powerball jackpot in 2023, Edwin Castro began spending that money wildly, buying (among other things) a number of homes in California. Now, at least one of those is ashes, one of many victims of the wildfires burning in Los Angeles.

The fires in Los Angeles have affected many well-known and wealthy individuals. One such individual is Edwin Castro, who won two billion dollars in the lottery and lost his ocean-view home in fire-ravaged Malibu.

Fires in Los Angeles have affected many well-known and wealthy individuals. Among those impacted is Edwin Castro, a millionaire who won two billion dollars in the lottery and lost his ocean-view home in fire-ravaged Malibu.

After winning $2.04 billion on a Powerball ticket in 2022, Edwin Castro reportedly bought multiple Los Angeles-area homes.