In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. 2 years later, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.

Christmas Eve Powerball win in Arkansas nearly broke the record of Edwin Castro of California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball in November 2022.

No winner Dec. 22 has pushed the Powerball jackpot to $1.7B. Here is what to know about the Christmas Eve draw after historic wins in California in 2022 and 2023.

A Powerball ticket worth more than $2.8 million was sold in Southern California. The winning ticket from Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing was sold at a 7-Eleven located at 4092 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills.

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball lottery Nov. 7, 2022, opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of $1 billion.

While a single ticket in Arkansas claimed the historic $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, the holiday drawing also delivered life-changing news to players across the country, creating eight new millionaires in seven different states.

The U.S. Powerball jackpot climbed to $1.7 billion ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, putting one of the biggest lottery prizes in American history within reach — just in time for Christmas.