Life after winning isn’t always a prize!

Excitement over the thrilling $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot reached a fever pitch Monday — but history shows luck often runs out for former big winners.

Past $1 billion-plus Powerball winners include a former California mechanic who has since been plagued by legal trouble and saw his Malibu mansion burn down, a Laotian immigrant who’s fighting cancer in Oregon, and a “humble” grandpa who’s reportedly still driving the same rickety old truck.

Here’s a look at where they stand today: 4

Edwin Castro, $2.04 billion

After his massive windfall, Castro, 33 — who won the historically high jackpot in California in November 2022 — was hit with a lawsuit accusing him of stealing the winning ticket.

The lawsuit, in which Jose Rivera sought all

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