One lucky player walked away with $211,893 California Daily Derby jackpot in Thursday night's drawing

Somebody has become really wealthy. One of the tickets purchased in the state for Thursday night's California Daily Derby correctly matched Grand Prize drawn. The winning numbers from Thursday night, January 29th, 2026 were 1st:4-Big Ben 2nd:3-Hot Shot 3rd:11-Money Bags and Race Time was 1:43:74. The next California Daily Derby drawing, Friday night, January 30th, 2026, will feature a jackpot of $50,000.

California Daily Derby drawings occur every night at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a playcard, choose three of your favorite horses from 12 racing horses - each finishes 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Then pick a race time from 1:40:00 to 1:49:99. By playing California Daily Derby, you have at least 2 chances 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 winning California Daily Derby grand prize are 1 in 1,320,000.

With 7 ways to win, there were a total of California Daily Derby 9,064 winning tickets sold across California in the Thursday, January 29th, 2026 drawing. Find below the California Daily Derby prize payout highlights for the Thursday's drawing:

• 1 lucky ticket(s) matched Grand Prize and won the $211,893 grand prize
• Nobody matched Exacta / RT. In the past 12 months, tickets matched Exacta / RT in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $38 to max $116. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $75.
• 9 winners matched Win / RT and won $51 each. In the past 1 year, 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.
• 45 winners matched Race Time and won $48 each. In the past year, tickets of this prize level in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $19 to $93, with an average of $52 prize payout.
• 38 winners matched Trifecta and won $493 each. In the past 12 months, tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $164 to $1,177, with an average of $509 prize payout.
• 45 ticket(s) matched Exacta and won $24 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $16 to $32, with an average of $23 prize payout.
• 4,095 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets hit Win in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $2 to $3, with an average of $3 prize payout.

Thu Jan 29, 2026 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$211,893	1
Exacta / RT	$72	0
Win / RT	$51	9
Race Time	Free Play	45
Trifecta	$493	38
Exacta	$24	344
Win	$3	4,095

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California Daily Derby	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1st: 8-Gorgeous George 2nd: 3-Hot Shot 3rd: 9-Winning Spirit Race Time:  1:44:49  Tue Feb 24, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Win Checker | Frequency Chart	Next Draw: Wed Feb 25, 2026 $131,000  Change: +$5,000