The $2 Billion Powerball Winner Appeared in Public

Man who won the $2 Billion Powerball jackpot made his first public appearance after he made a fortune playing powerball.

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He won the powerball grand prize in November last year. He is a resident of California. His name is Edwin.

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He bought the winning ticket from a gas station in Atladena in the mountains above Los Angeles, California.

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He is 31 years old and is a former mechanic and an architecture graduate. He was spotted on Wednesday for the first time since winning the jackpot.

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His name remained hidden for a long time after the win but later officials have announced his name and people got to know the wonderous winner.

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He also bought a couple of lavish mansions from some of the winning powerball cashprize in California mountains.

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