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

	No jackpot winning ticket sold. Friday's California Daily Derby jackpot rises to $74,000 Thursday, August 20th, 2026, 07:20 PM The jackpot in the California Daily Derby game keeps rising up and will be up to an estimated $74,000 for the upcoming drawing on ...... Read More »
	Nobody matched Trifecta and Race Time. California Daily Derby jackpot rolls up to $69,000 Thursday, August 20th, 2026 Wednesday, August 19th, 2026, 09:00 PM There were no California Daily Derby grand prize winners for Wednesday's $65,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will move to ...... Read More »
	No ticket matched Trifecta and Race Time. California Daily Derby jackpot goes to $65,000 Wednesday night Tuesday, August 18th, 2026, 07:20 PM The jackpot in the California Daily Derby game keeps going up and is going to be up to a projected $65,000 for the next drawing on ...... Read More »
	California Daily Derby jackpot builds to $61,000 Tuesday night; 1 second prize tickets sold Monday, August 17th, 2026, 09:00 PM The California Daily Derby jackpot moved to $61,000 Tuesday night when there were no top prize winners in the $56,000 drawing, CA ...... Read More »
	No one matched both Trifecta and Race Time Sunday night. Monday's California Daily Derby jackpot rolls up to $56,000 Sunday, August 16th, 2026, 07:20 PM Without a jackpot winner in the latest drawing, the California Daily Derby game has rolled over its grand prize to $56,000 for ...... Read More »
	One lucky player walked away with $266,131 California Daily Derby jackpot in Saturday night's drawing Saturday, August 15th, 2026, 09:00 PM One lucky person bought a California Daily Derby ticket that matched Grand Prize to clinch a $266,131 grand prize. The winning ...... Read More »
	Friday's California Daily Derby jackpot rolls up to $247,000; 1 players won the second prize Thursday, August 13th, 2026, 07:20 PM There was no ticket sold with Grand Prize in the last California Daily Derby drawing, and the projected grand prize for Friday's ...... Read More »
	No ticket matched both Trifecta and Race Time Wednesday night. California Daily Derby jackpot goes to $237,000 Thursday, August 13th, 2026 Wednesday, August 12th, 2026, 09:00 PM Without a grand prize winner in the latest drawing, the California Daily Derby game has carried over the grand prize to $237,000 ...... Read More »
	No jackpot winning ticket sold. Wednesday's California Daily Derby jackpot builds to $228,000 Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, 07:20 PM The California State lottery official announced that the Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, California Daily Derby drawing resulted in a ...... Read More »
	Tuesday's California Daily Derby jackpot increases to $219,000; 1 second prize tickets sold Monday, August 10th, 2026, 09:00 PM The lottery official announced that the Monday, August 10th, 2026, California Daily Derby drawing resulted in a roll-over, ...... Read More »

California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 8-Gorgeous George 2nd: 4-Big Ben 3rd: 12-Lucky Charms Race Time:  1:47:38  Thu Aug 20, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Fri Aug 21, 2026 $74,000  Change: +$5,000