One ticket won $432,553 California Daily Derby jackpot in Thursday night's drawing

One lucky ticket holder is a whole lot richer this morning after winning last night's CA Daily Derby drawing valued at an estimated Grand Prize, California Lottery officials stated. The winner Grand Prize drawn to claim the jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Thursday night, May 15th, 2025 were 1st:12-Lucky Charms, 2nd:3-Hot Shot, 3rd:9-Winning Spirit, Race Time: 1:41:24. The grand prize of next CA Daily Derby drawing will be an estimated $53,000 Friday, May 16th, 2025.

California Daily Derby drawings occur every night at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play California Daily Derby, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a playcard, pick 3 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 grand prize. The chances of matching both Trifecta and Race Time of California Daily Derby are 1 in 1,320,000.

With seven different prize levels, there were California Daily Derby 17,460 winning tickets sold across California in the Thursday, May 15th, 2025 drawing. Find below the California Daily Derby payout highlights for the Thursday night's drawing:

• 1 lucky winner(s) matched Grand Prize and won the $432,553 top prize
• Nobody matched Exacta / RT. In the past year, tickets of this prize level in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $56 to max $116. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $76.
• 12 ticket(s) matched Win / RT and won $50 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets matched Win / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $37 to max $96. The average prize payout of this prize level was $55.
• 99 winners matched Race Time and won $47 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won a minimum of $34 to max $93. The average payout of this prize tier was $52.
• 87 winners matched Trifecta and won $439 each. In the past year, tickets of this prize level in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $137 to max $907. The average payout of this prize level was $500.
• 99 ticket(s) matched Exacta and won $25 each. In the past 1 year, tickets of this prize level in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won at least $16 to max $33. The average payout of this prize level was $24.
• 7,859 ticket(s) matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $2 to max $3. The average payout of this prize tier was $3.

Thu May 15, 2025 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$432,553	1
Exacta / RT	$72	0
Win / RT	$50	12
Race Time	Free Play	99
Trifecta	$439	87
Exacta	$25	672
Win	$3	7,859

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