POWERBALL Winner Theodorus Struyck began to collect the winnings of his US$1.7 billion win, but the new billionaire doesn’t seem to be spending money on hypercars.
The US Sun spotted Struyck, 66, grabbing a burger at In-N-Out on July 4 in his seemingly new GMC pickup truck.
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The Powerball winner hit the road on July 4th in a GMC Sierra AT4X.
The chiseled diesel-powered pickup is a top-of-the-line model.
GMC buyers can purchase well-equipped versions of the truck from $79,200 to just under $100,000.
Struyck chose the option of white paint on the top of the truck.
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GMC has a number of more expensive luxury pickup trucks in its Denali lineup.
But the driver opted for the off-road truck with a steel bumper and an electronic locking differential at the front and rear.
It is not known how much Struyck spent on the likely new pickup truck.
However, his other quickly rising billionaires spent a lot of money buying exotic and flashy vehicles.
Edwin Castro, who won a $2 billion Powerball game in 2022, has been seen in several expensive sports cars.
Castro, a former mechanic, has collected several beautiful vehicles in his California garage.
He was seen three different times in different new and classic Porsche cars.
A vintage black 1980s 911 Turbo Coupe in your garage is worth around $135,491.
Just on Saturday he was seen in yet another new Porsche worth up to US$500,000.
Other vehicles in the winner’s garage range in the $50,000 range.
Castro also reportedly checked out a $1.5 million Ferrari supercar in February.
A 1990 Ferrari F40 was for sale through Sotherby’s – Castro and an alleged associate visited the vehicle when it was under pressure.
Edwin Castro Powerball Winning Timeline
When and why Castro was prosecuted
On November 7, 2022, Castro purchased a winning Powerball ticket at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California.
The grand prize was $2.04 billion at the time – the largest in US history.
On February 14, 2023, the California Lottery announced Castro’s win, and he took home a one-time payment of $997.6 million.
Castro’s identity was disclosed, but little information was known about the former mechanic.
In May 2023, Jose Rivera, a California gardener, filed a lawsuit claiming he was the rightful owner of the golden ticket.
Rivera claimed that its former owner Urachi F. Romero stole the ticket before it ended up in Castro’s hands.
Since filing the lawsuit, Rivera has been accused of filing a false police report and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by a judge.
However, Rivera pleaded not guilty to the charge, passed the evaluation and continues to defend his story.
The associate took the car for a spin after putting on his hoodie.
The pair left the scene in an unmarked black car.
Celebrity stylist and image consultant Amanda Sanders told The US Sun that Castro’s vehicle collection is among the best in the country.
“I think they are very classic and super sophisticated,” she said, commenting on his vehicles.
“It shows he’s interested in the art of cars and the art of making cars. He values and appreciates that.”
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