Under California’s Powerball rules, the retailer that sells the winning ticket earns a 0.5% share of the jackpot, capped at $1 million. The owner of the store that sold the winning ticket - Joseph Chahayed of Joe's Mobile Service - already received his $1-million check. Johnson said Castro would like to "largely remain private." Though his name and how he accepted his winnings are public record under California law, no other information about Castro - including his age, city of residence or any other identifiers - was revealed. "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, the California school system greatly benefits as well," Castro said.Ĭalifornia public schools from the kindergarten to university level received $156.3 million alongside Castro's winnings from the lottery pool, Johnson said.Ĭastro chose to collect his prize in a lump sum, for a total of nearly $1 billion, lottery officials said.
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