Properties in Bel Air, Los Angeles, left, and a stock image of a Powerball ticket, right, in a composite image.
Properties in Bel Air, Los Angeles, left, and a stock image of a Powerball ticket, right, in a composite image.
  • The winner of a record-breaking $2 billion Powerball jackpot has gone on a real-estate-buying spree.
  • His most recent purchases include a $47 million Bel Air mansion.
  • Edwin Castro has also purchased properties in Hollywood Hills and his hometown of Altadena.

The winner of the record-breaking $2 billion Powerball jackpot, who came forward to claim his prize in February, has spent the last few months rapidly expanding his real-estate portfolio, Fortune reported.