One of at least three houses bought by a $2 billion lottery winner has been destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires. One other home appears safe for now and the status of the third is unknown. When he won a record-breaking $2 billion Powerball jackpot in 2023,

Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever, winning a $2.04 billion Powerball prize. Here's how the California fires impacted his homes.

The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $95 million with a cash option of $41.6 million, according to the Mega Millions website.

The Powerball jackpot rose to $285 million ahead of Monday night's drawing. Check here to see if it's your lucky day.

A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois won $50,000, but just missed the $268 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four of five winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 11, the Illinois Lottery said.

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $33,113, but just missed the $285 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Monday, Jan. 13, the California Lottery said.

A Powerball ticket sold in Kansas won $100,000 but narrowly missed the $285 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers, the Powerball and the Power Play multiplier in the drawing Monday, Jan. 13, the Kansas Lottery said. A Powerball ticket sold in Virginia won a $1 million prize.

Edwin Castro won the Powerball lottery in early 2023. He bought homes in Malibu, Altadena and the Hollywood hills. All three were threatened by simultaneous fires, and one burned.

The fires in Los Angeles have affected many well-known and wealthy individuals. One such individual is Edwin Castro, who won two billion dollars in the lottery and lost his ocean-view home in fire-ravaged Malibu.