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Top 8 Events in the Valley David Gab Returns YAAMAVA' RESORT & CASINO Friday, February 17, 5pm 777 San Manuel Blvd, Highland, CA. Visit: https://allevents.in/
MANNTIS & Sailors Songbook ROMANO'S California Lottery Director Alva Johnson announces that Edwin Castro won November's record-high $2.04 billion PowerBall jackpot on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Castro declined to appear at the news conference but said in a written statement he was shocked and ecstatic. The jackpot ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, an unincorporated foothill community northeast of Los Angeles.| Courtesy Photo of AP Photo/Adam Beam
Winner of California’s $2B lottery gets largest U.S. jackpot ADAM BEAM | AP NEWS
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he winner of the largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history is a former student in the California public school system who wants to mostly stay out of the spotlight. California lottery officials on Tuesday said Edwin Castro won the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball prize in November. But they couldn’t say anything else about him. State law says Castro’s name is in the public record, but nothing else is — including his age and where he lives. The winning ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, an unincorporated community in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles. But California Lottery winners aren’t required to live in the state to win. Joe Chahayed, the owner of Joe’s Service
Center, got a $1 million bonus for selling the winning ticket. Castro declined an invitation from state officials to speak to reporters on Tuesday. Instead, he sent a written statement that said he was “shocked and ecstatic” to have won the lottery. California’s lottery benefits public schools, and Castro’s statement identified himself as “being educated in the California public education system.” “It’s gratifying to hear that, as a result of my win, the California school system greatly benefits as well,” he said. Winners can choose to receive their winnings over 30 annual payments or as a lump sum. State officials said Castro chose the lump sum of $997.6 million. Most people who win big lottery jackpots try to keep a low profile and avoid public-
ity, California Lottery Deputy Director Carolyn Becker said. But some states like to announce winners publicly to “humanize” the lottery by reminding the public that real people win real prizes. The lottery that Castro won was the largest in U.S. history because it took so long or someone to choose the correct combination of six numbers to win the prize. The Powerball jackpot starts at $20 million and increases each time there is no winner. There were more than 40 consecutive drawings before Castro’s numbers were called: 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, plus the red Powerball was 10. Becker said all of those drawings raised $156.3 million for California public schools, the most ever from a single jackpot. Altogether, the California Lottery collected $2 billion for public
schools in their most recent fiscal year. “These numbers represent promises kept since voters created the lottery in 1984 with the explicit purpose and intent to raise supplemental funding for public education,” California Lottery Director Alva Johnson said. Castro’s win means that three of the 10 largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history have come from tickets sold in California. The second-largest jackpot — $1.586 billion in 2016 — matched three tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee. A $699.8 million ticket, good enough for the ninth largest jackpot ever, was sold in California in 2021. State officials have Castro’s winning ticket. Becker said they’re considering putting it on display at the lottery’s headquarters.
Friday, February 17, 9pm 5225 Canyon Crest Dr UNIT 58, Riverside, CA. Phone: 951-781-7662
The Underground Disco THE HIDEAWAY CAFE & LOUNGE Saturday, February 18, 9pm 3660 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/
Mary Poppins PERFORMANCE RIVERSIDE Saturday, February 18, 2pm 4800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA. Visit: https://ktla.com/
Newsboys RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Sunday, February 19, 7pm 3485 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA. Visit: https://transparentproductions.com/
Renewal PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Sunday, February 19, 3pm 241 E 10th St, Claremont, CA. Visit: https://www.scrippscollege.edu/
M?STIC THE HIDEAWAY CAFE & LOUNGE Friday, February 24, 9pm 3660 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA. Visit: https://allevents.in/
Jerry Cantrell FOX PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Friday, February 24, 7pm 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA. Visit: https://concerts.livenation.com
More events in the Valley Saturday, February 18
Business owner Joe Chahayed holds a check outside Joe's Service Center in Altadena, northeast of Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. His sons, Joe Chahayed, Jr., are at his left, and his son Daniel Chahayed, at his right. The winner of November's record-high $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot will soon be revealed in California. State lottery officials say the name of the person will be released during a Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 press conference in Sacramento.| Courtesy Photo of AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File
9pm: Band @ Lake Alice, Lake Alice Trading Co., 3616 University Ave, Riverside, CA. https://allevents.in/ 11am: Battle of the Brush 2023, Warhammer, Mission Grove Plaza, 341-1B E Alessandro Blvd, Riverside, CA. https://allevents.in/ 12:30pm: Gig Alert!, Tom's Farms, 23900 Temescal Canyon Rd, Temescal Valley, CA. https://allevents. in/
1pm: Tibetan Energy Meditation and Sound Bath, Source Studio, 4618 Pine St, Riverside, CA. https://allevents.in/ 11am: Lantern Festival!, 13200 Citrus St, Corona, CA. https://allevents.in/ 3pm: Riverside Airport Cafe Essential Oil Experience, The Riverside Airport Cafe, 6951 Flight Rd, Riverside, CA. https://allevents.in/
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