Lucky winner of $2-billion Powerball Jackpot announced

The California Lottery on February 15 announced the winner of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot.

Edwin Castro purchased the winning ticket on November 7, 2022, at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, Fox News writes.

The ticket matched all six numbers in the drawing. Those numbers were 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56 with a Powerball number 10.

"As much as I am shocked and ecstatic to have won the Powerball drawing, the real winner is the California public school system," Castro said in a statement, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles. "The mission of the California lottery, which is to provide supplemental funding for California public education both public schools and colleges, makes this a huge win for the state."

The $2.04 billion prize is the largest in US lottery history. This also marks the first time that the California Lottery has given out a jackpot topping $1 billion to a single winner.

Only four previous jackpots have exceeded $1 billion.

California's schools would receive $156.3 million from this jackpot and all the rolls leading up to it. Joe's Service Center also earned $1 million for the sale of the ticket.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.

The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.