THE BIGGEST lottery winner of all time has been named after scooping an eye-watering £1.68billion prize.
Edwin Castro won the Powerball jackpot in California, US, on Tuesday.
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More than three months after he bought the winning ticket California Lottery officials announced he won.
The US man requested lottery officials did not disclose any biographical information about him, though they did release his name, in keeping with California’s public disclosure laws.
Mr Castro did not attend the grand prize presentation but did release a public statement.
He said: “As someone who received the rewards of being educated in the California public education system it’s gratifying to hear that as a result of my win.”
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