2 Florida Publix stores sold a winning Mega Millions and Powerball ticket worth $1.58 billion.

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, won $2.04 billion Powerball in November 2022. He claimed the cash option on Valentine's Day 2023.

Almost a billionaire! Edwin Castro opted for the one-time lump sum of $997 million before taxes.

And just like that, we have another billion-dollar lottery jackpot!

After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, Dec. 10, Powerball drawing , the $930 million jackpot shot up to $1 billion for Saturday, Dec. 13. The one-time lump sum cash option would be $461.3 million. We’ll see if there’s a winner just before Christmas and Hanukkah or another rollover.

Last month, lottery players were so close to a $1 billion Mega Millions j

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