POWERBALL winner and recent billionaire Edwin Castro has been spotted in a new Porsche that reportedly costs more than half a million dollars.
Castro, the record-breaking Powerball winner who won his $2 billion jackpot in 2022, spent lavishly on dozens of exotic sports cars.
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Photographers spotted Castro getting into a Porsche 911 GT2RS with an unidentified woman.
It’s the latest in a long series of expensive hot rods that Castro, a former mechanic, has driven in public.
The latest Porsche is worth more than $500,000, according to celebrity agency BackGrid.
The US Sun has not confirmed whether Castro has purchased the pilot.
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But the expensive sports car that Castro drove is one of the fastest vehicles in the world.
A twin turbo pushes the car to over 700 horsepower.
The car accelerates to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds and reaches a top speed of over 210 mph.
The Porsche’s engine is mounted at the rear. The car has a frunk, or front trunk.
Castro’s potential new Porsche is light blue with custom black stripes painted across the top.
Large yellow brake calipers shine through the thin spokes of the sports car’s wheels.
The car’s body is filled with carbon fiber, an expensive material known for its durability and low weight.
CASTRO CAR COLLECTION
The billionaire car enthusiast has a garage filled with dozens of expensive pieces of jewelry.
The lottery winner was seen driving other Porsches around California.
A black Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe, believed to be owned by Castro, is worth around $135,491.
He was also seen sporting a green 1970s Porsche Coupe with an estimated price tag of $250,000.
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.
Amanda Sandersa celebrity stylist, said the former mechanic’s cars are a stylish expression of the vehicle enthusiast.
“I think they are very classic and super sophisticated,” she told The US Sun in an interview.
“It shows he’s interested in the art of cars and the art of making cars. He values and appreciates that.”
Meanwhile, other recent Powerball winners have chosen to spend their newfound wealth elsewhere.
Theodorus Struyck, the recent Powerball winner who took home a $1.7 billion pot, was spotted driving a GMC Sierra pickup truck.
The truck probably cost Struyck about $100,000.
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