One winner scored $179,150 grand prize from the California Daily Derby drawing Saturday night

A single ticket sold matched Grand Prize in the Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $179,150 jackpot. The winning numbers from Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 night's drawing were 1st:3-Hot Shot 2nd:8-Gorgeous George 3rd:2-Lucky Star and Race Time was 1:41:38. The upcoming California Daily Derby drawing, Sunday night, January 4th, 2026, will feature a jackpot of $51,000.

California Daily Derby drawings are held everyday at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a play slip, pick three 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 opportunities to win with every play. Players can win with horses, win with Race Time or hit 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 seven different prize levels, there were California Daily Derby 8,528 winning tickets sold across California in the Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 drawing. Below is a detailed breakdown of the California Daily Derby prize payout for the Saturday's drawing:

• 1 lucky winner(s) matched Grand Prize and won the $179,150 jackpot
• No ticket hit Exacta / RT. In the past 1 year, tickets matched Exacta / RT in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $38 to $116, with an average of $76 payout.
• 6 winners matched Win / RT and won $44 each. In the past 12 months, tickets matched Win / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $22 to $96, with an average of $55 prize payout.
• 54 ticket(s) matched Race Time and won $41 each. In the past year, tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won at least $19 to max $93. The average prize payout of this prize level was $52.
• 33 winners matched Trifecta and won $539 each. In the past year, tickets matched Trifecta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $164 to $1,177, with an average of $507 payout.
• 54 ticket(s) matched Exacta and won $22 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets matched Exacta in California Daily Derby drawing, won a minimum of $16 to max $32. The average prize payout of this prize level was $23.
• 3,825 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets matched Win in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won a minimum of $2 to max $3. The average prize payout of this prize level was $3.

Sat Jan 03, 2026 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$179,150	1
Exacta / RT	$63	0
Win / RT	$44	6
Race Time	Free Play	54
Trifecta	$539	33
Exacta	$22	345
Win	$3	3,825

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California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 7-Eureka 2nd: 10-Solid Gold 3rd: 8-Gorgeous George Race Time:  1:40:86  Mon Aug 17, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Tue Aug 18, 2026 $61,000  Change: +$5,000