Thursday's California Daily Derby jackpot rises to $98,000; 1 players won the second prize

The California Daily Derby grand prize built to $98,000 Thursday night when there were no jackpot winners in the $92,000 drawing, California lottery officials said. The numbers drawn Wednesday night, February 18th, 2026 were 1st:5-Texas Classic, 2nd:3-Hot Shot, 3rd:1-Gold Rush, Race Time: 1:45:92. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past ten draws since Monday, February 9th, 2026. The last jackpot was won by a single ticket which matched all Grand Prize for a $99,130 top prize.

California Daily Derby drawings are held every night at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a playcard, select 3 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 2 opportunities to win with every ticket. Players can win with horses, win with Race Time or match the Trifecta and win the jackpot. The chances of matching both Trifecta and Race Time of California Daily Derby are 1 in 1.3 million.

With 9 prize levels, the Wednesday night's California Daily Derby drawing produced 5,160 winning tickets across the state of California. Here is a detailed breakdown of the California Daily Derby prize payout for the Wednesday night's drawing:

• No one hit Grand Prize and won top prize.
• One lucky ticket matched Exacta / RT and won $81. In the past year, tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won at least $38 to max $116. The average payout of this prize tier was $75.
• 5 winners matched Win / RT and won $58 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets matched Win / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $22 to max $96. The average payout of this prize tier was $55.
• 19 winners matched Race Time and won $56 each. In the past 12 months, tickets hit Race Time in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $19 to $93, with an average of $52 payout.
• 25 winners matched Trifecta and won $406 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched Trifecta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won at least $164 to max $1,177. The average prize payout of this prize level was $507.
• 19 winners matched Exacta and won $25 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets hit Exacta in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $16 to max $32. The average payout of this prize tier was $23.
• 2,351 winners matched Win and won $2 each. In the past 1 year, tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $2 to max $3. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $3.

Wed Feb 18, 2026 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$96,351	0
Exacta / RT	$81	1
Win / RT	$58	5
Race Time	Free Play	19
Trifecta	$406	25
Exacta	$25	179
Win	$2	2,351

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California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 4-Big Ben 2nd: 3-Hot Shot 3rd: 1-Gold Rush Race Time:  1:49:15  Sun Aug 16, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Mon Aug 17, 2026 $56,000  Change: +$5,000