The winner of the largest Powerball Jackpot in history was revealed on February 14 as Edwin Castro from California.
$156.3 million of the winnings will go to state public education.
The winner can choose either a one-time lump sum or multimillion-dollar annuity payouts stretched over 29 years.
Edwin Castro chose that lump sum, which for this drawing is nearly a $1,000,000,000. $997.6 million.
The previous record came in 2016 when three ticket holders from California, Florida, and Tennessee shared a $1.586 billion top prize.
Editor: Aiyue
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