Edwin Castrothe recent winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball prize, grew up in Los Angeles and was once a prominent Boy Scout and high school athlete … TMZ has learned.
Our sources tell us that 30-year-old Edwin rose all the way to Eagle Scout during his time in the scouts, and he attended Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, CA … not far at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, where he bought the winning lottery ticket.
In addition to being a Boy Scout, we’re told Edwin played football and baseball in high school … our sources say he grew up in a “wholesome family” that went fishing a lot.
Our sources say Edwin, who studied architecture at Woodbury University in Burbank, is a quiet man with a kind heart.
Since he was rich, Edwin used some of his new money Buy a lavish $25.5 million pad in the Hollywood Hills … a month after claiming his lump sum payment of $997,600,000 before taxes.
Edwin’s new crib has all the bells and whistles, including a home gym, garage parking for seven cars and a motor court … and we’re told he loves classic cars and fitness.
As we have reported, Edwin was sued of a person who claimed that the winning lottery ticket was actually stolen, saying that Edwin was involved in the alleged theft … but the lottery says that they are very confident that Edwin was the rightful winner .
A source told us, “Winning the lottery doesn’t happen to a better person.”
Good luck out there, Edwin.