California Daily Derby jackpot moves to $138,000 Thursday night; 1 second prize tickets sold

The California Daily Derby grand prize is on the move. Since no player correctly matched $131,000 in Wednesday's drawing, the jackpot will grow to $138,000! The winning numbers from Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 night's drawing were 1st Place: 12-Lucky Charms, 2nd Place: 2-Lucky Star, 3rd Place: 5-Texas Classic and Race Time 1:43:17. Nobody won the California Daily Derby grand prize in the past seventeen draws since Monday, February 9th, 2026. A single lucky winner won the $99,130 jackpot in Sunday, February 8th, 2026 drawing.

California Daily Derby drawings are held everyday at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To play California Daily Derby, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a play slip, 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 two chances to win with every play. Players can win with horses, win with Race Time or match the Trifecta and win the top prize. The odds of matching both Trifecta and Race Time of California Daily Derby are 1 in 1.3 million.

With seven different ways to win, there were California Daily Derby 5,868 winning tickets sold across the state of California in the Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 drawing. Below is a detailed breakdown of the California Daily Derby payout for the Wednesday's drawing:

• No ticket hit Grand Prize and won the jackpot.
• One lucky ticket matched Exacta / RT and won $69. In the past year, winning tickets hit Exacta / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $38 to $116, with an average of $75 prize payout.
• 4 winners matched Win / RT and won $49 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $22 to max $96. The average payout of this prize level was $55.
• 34 ticket(s) matched Race Time and won $46 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched Race Time in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $19 to $93, with an average of $52 prize payout.
• 35 ticket(s) matched Trifecta and won $371 each. In the past year, winning tickets matched Trifecta in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $164 to max $1,177. The average payout of this prize level was $507.
• 34 ticket(s) matched Exacta and won $23 each. In the past 12 months, tickets matched Exacta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $16 to $32, with an average of $23 payout.
• 2,613 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets matched Win in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $2 to $3, with an average of $3 prize payout.

Wed Feb 25, 2026 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$136,941	0
Exacta / RT	$69	1
Win / RT	$49	4
Race Time	Free Play	34
Trifecta	$371	35
Exacta	$23	247
Win	$3	2,613

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California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 8-Gorgeous George 2nd: 7-Eureka 3rd: 9-Winning Spirit Race Time:  1:43:47  Wed Apr 15, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Thu Apr 16, 2026 $168,000  Change: +$7,000