Powerball champ Edwin Castro soars by means of California 10K race

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Powerball winner Edwin Castro charged by means of a California 10K race Saturday morning — days after a choose cleared him of allegations he stole his record-breaking $2.04 billion ticket.

The free man, 31, soared by means of the Manhattan Seaside 10k run in 1 hour, 1 minute and 42 seconds, race outcomes present.

Castro’s 9:55 per-mile common made him the 1,772nd total finisher out of three,612 racers.

That additionally landed him the 189th spot for the male 30-34 age bracket, which had 255 whole runners.

The Publish caught Castro wanting barely distressed as he picked up his race bib Friday.

The lottery winner was noticed frowning as he appeared down at his telephone in a single hand, along with his racing quantity in his different.

It’s not clear how a lot the billionaire donated towards the annual race, which raised $750,000 that sometimes goes towards funding group facilities and public areas.

Entry prices topped off at $50 for the 2024 race, that means Castro might have not less than handed over a Ulysses S. Grant invoice.

The race comes 4 days after a California choose tossed out a lawsuit by Jose Rivera that alleged Castro stole the successful ticket from him again in 2022.

The choose dominated that “gamers are solely liable for securing their tickets in opposition to theft, loss, injury, or destruction.”

It means Castro not has to combat to show he’s the rightful proprietor of the jackpot, the largest in US historical past.

Castro nabbed the life-changing jackpot in November 2022, and opted for the lump sum payout of $997.7 million.