A winner took $445,772 grand prize from the California Daily Derby drawing Thursday night

A single ticket sold was the only one that correctly matched Grand Prize numbers to claim the $445,772 CA Daily Derby jackpot, according to CA State lottery officials. The numbers from Thursday, March 26th, 2026 night's drawing were 1st Place: 11-Money Bags, 2nd Place: 9-Winning Spirit, 3rd Place: 1-Gold Rush and Race Time 1:41:37. The next CA Daily Derby grand prize is estimated at $53,000 for Friday night, March 27th, 2026.

California Daily Derby drawings occur everyday at 6:30 p.m. 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 choose a race time from 1:40:00 to 1:49:99. By playing California Daily Derby, you have at least two opportunities to win with every ticket. Players can win with horses, win with Race Time or match the Trifecta and win the grand prize. The odds of winning California Daily Derby jackpot are 1 in 1,320,000.

With seven different ways to win, there were California Daily Derby 18,800 winning tickets sold across California in the Thursday, March 26th, 2026 drawing. Find below the California Daily Derby payout highlights for the Thursday night's drawing:

• 1 ticket(s) hit Grand Prize and won the $445,772 jackpot
• No ticket hit Exacta / RT. In the past 12 months, winning tickets hit Exacta / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $38 to $116, with an average of $75 payout.
• 12 winners matched Win / RT and won $48 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets matched Win / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $22 to max $96. The average prize payout of this prize level was $55.
• 114 ticket(s) matched Race Time and won $45 each. In the past year, winning tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $19 to $93, with an average of $52 payout.
• 68 winners matched Trifecta and won $601 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched Trifecta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $164 to $1,177, with an average of $510 prize payout.
• 114 ticket(s) matched Exacta and won $23 each. In the past 12 months, tickets hit Exacta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won a minimum of $16 to max $32. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $23.
• 8,421 ticket(s) matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets hit Win in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $2 to max $3. The average prize payout of this prize level was $3.

Thu Mar 26, 2026 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$445,772	1
Exacta / RT	$68	0
Win / RT	$48	12
Race Time	Free Play	114
Trifecta	$601	68
Exacta	$23	784
Win	$3	8,421

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California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 6-Whirl Win 2nd: 7-Eureka 3rd: 10-Solid Gold Race Time:  1:41:34  Sat Apr 4, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Sun Apr 5, 2026 $97,000  Change: +$5,000