Edwin Castro won the $2 billion Powerball jackpot. Two billion dollars. The kind of money that can buy islands, yachts, penthouses in every major city. The kind of money that changes not just your life, but the lives of everyone around you—if you let it.
Edwin could have disappeared. Could have moved to Monaco, bought a private jet, lived in luxury far removed from the struggles of ordinary people. But instead, he did something extraordinary. He went home to Altadena, California, looked at the devastation left by the Eaton Fire, and decided to rebuild.
Not just rebuild—but rebuild with intention. He’s selling the homes only to locals, not investors. Not wealthy outsiders looking to flip properties or turn them into Airbnbs. Just people from the community who lost everything and deserve a chance to come back.
Edwin didn’t just win the lottery. He’s sharing it. He’s using his unimaginable wealth to restore what fire destroyed, to give families a chance to return to the place they love, to prove that money can change lives—depending on how you use it.
This isn’t charity in the traditional sense. It’s justice. It’s compassion. It’s the recognition that winning the lottery doesn’t make you better than anyone else—it just gives you the power to do better for everyone else.
Edwin could have done nothing. Could have donated to a national organization and felt good about it. Could have written a check and moved on with his life. But he didn’t. He came home. He looked at the people who had lost everything, and he gave them something no amount of insurance money could buy: hope.
Money can change lives—depending on how you use it. Edwin Castro is proving that every single day. Not with press conferences or grand announcements, but with homes rising from ash, families moving back in, and a community that knows one of their own didn’t forget them when fortune smiled.
Two billion dollars. And the best thing he’s buying? A town’s future.