Friday's California Daily Derby jackpot rolls up to $256,000; 2 players won the second prize

The California Daily Derby lottery grand prize is on the move again. The grand prize for the Friday, March 21st, 2025 drawing climbs to $256,000 The numbers drawn Thursday night, March 20th, 2025 were 1st:1-Gold Rush 2nd:2-Lucky Star 3rd:9-Winning Spirit and Race Time was 1:40:58. The California Daily Derby grand prize has been growing for 32 draws since Monday, February 17th, 2025. The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket which matched all Grand Prize for a $255,852 top prize.

California Daily Derby drawings are held daily at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play California Daily Derby, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a playcard, select three of your favorite horses from 12 racing horses - each finishes 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Then select a race time from 1:40:00 to 1:49:99. By playing California Daily Derby, you have at least 2 opportunities to win with every play. Players can win with horses, win with Race Time or match the Trifecta and win the jackpot. The odds of winning California Daily Derby grand prize are 1 in 1,320,000.

With nine different prize levels, the Thursday night's California Daily Derby drawing produced 9,996 winning tickets across California. Find below the California Daily Derby prize payout highlights for the Thursday's drawing:

• No ticket matched Grand Prize and won the top prize.
• 2 ticket(s) matched Exacta / RT and won $66 each. In the past 12 months, tickets hit Exacta / RT in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $56 to $111, with an average of $75 prize payout.
• 2 ticket(s) matched Win / RT and won $53 each. In the past year, winning tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $37 to $95, with an average of $55 payout.
• 51 ticket(s) matched Race Time and won $50 each. In the past 1 year, tickets hit Race Time in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $34 to max $92. The average prize payout of this prize level was $52.
• 45 ticket(s) matched Trifecta and won $443 each. In the past 1 year, tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won at least $137 to max $891. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $498.
• 51 winners matched Exacta and won $16 each. In the past year, winning tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won a minimum of $16 to max $33. The average payout of this prize tier was $24.
• 4,362 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $2 to $3, with an average of $3 payout.

Thu Mar 20, 2025 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$255,116	0
Exacta / RT	$66	2
Win / RT	$53	2
Race Time	Free Play	51
Trifecta	$443	45
Exacta	$16	536
Win	$3	4,362

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California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 7-Eureka 2nd: 10-Solid Gold 3rd: 3-Hot Shot Race Time:  1:46:92  Mon May 4, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Tue May 5, 2026 $50,000  Change: $-79,000