The winner of the $2-billion Powerball jackpot bought his second multimillion-dollar home in recent weeks, this one in Altadena not far from where he bought his life-changing ticket.
The celebration for the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot at Joseph Chahayed's Altadena gas station showed his dedication to the community. His customers call him the friendliest man they know.
A single ticket-holder from California has won the largest lottery jackpot in world history, a US$ 2.04 billion prize (with an estimated cash value of US$ 997.6 million), officials announced of Tuesday. The winning ticket was the only one to match all five white balls as well as the Powerball.