A single ticket hit 171,000 California Fantasy 5 jackpot in Thursday night's drawing

A single ticket sold was the only one that correctly matched all 5 winning numbers to claim the 171,000 CA Fantasy 5 grand prize, according to CA lottery officials. The numbers drawn Thursday night, February 26th, 2026 were 03, 09, 10, 20, 27. The jackpot winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible.

Together with the grand prize won on Thursday, February 26th, 2026, many more people walked away with big money. There were 203 lucky tickets matched 4 out of the five winning numbers, which won the second prize. The 203 lucky winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers numbers would win $322 cash. In the past year, the second prize paid the lowest $167 and highest $636 with an average payout $392.

Other prizes won Thursday night included 6,626 tickets that matched 3 of 5 winning numbers won $12. The 6,626 lucky third prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers numbers would win $12 cash. In the past year, the third prize payout ranged from $9 to $18 with an average payout in the amount of $14.

With 9 prize tiers, the Thursday night's drawing produced 71,350 winning tickets across the state of California.

The upcoming CA Fantasy 5 drawing, Friday night, February 27th, 2026, will feature a jackpot of 78,000.

California Fantasy 5 drawings are held daily at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To play California Fantasy 5, go to any lottery retailer. Pick up a playcard and pick five numbers from 1 through 39. The overall chances of winning of California Fantasy 5 is about 1 to 9. The chances of matching 5 California Fantasy 5 numbers are 1 in 575,757. The minimum California Fantasy 5 jackpot is $50,000. If nobody wins the grand prize, the top prize pool money will be carried over to the next jackpot.

Thu Feb 26, 2026 California Fantasy 5 Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Matched 5 Of 5 Numbers	$176,504	1
Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers	$322	203
Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers	$12	6,626
Matched 2 Of 5 Numbers	Free Play	64,520

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