California Daily Derby jackpot rises to $80,000 Thursday, May 22nd, 2025; 2 second prize tickets sold

Updated: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 09:00 PM

The California Daily Derby grand prize has been pumped up to a projected $80,000 for the next drawing Thursday night. The jackpot amount has been rolled over since no one hit $76,000 to take the $76,000 grand prize Wednesday night. The numbers from Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 night's drawing were 1st:2-Lucky Star, 2nd:6-Whirl Win, 3rd:1-Gold Rush, Race Time: 1:48:72. No one won the California Daily Derby jackpot in the past six draws since Friday, May 16th, 2025. The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket which matched all Grand Prize for a $432,553 top prize.

California Daily Derby drawings occur every night 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 pick 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 hit the Trifecta and win the grand prize. The odds of winning California Daily Derby grand prize are 1 in 1,320,000.

With 9 ways to win, the Wednesday night's California Daily Derby drawing created 4,778 winning tickets across California. Find below the California Daily Derby prize payout highlights for the Wednesday night's drawing:

No ticket matched Grand Prize and won the jackpot.
2 winners matched Exacta / RT and won $54 each. In the past year, tickets of this prize level in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $54 to $116, with an average of $76 payout.
One lucky ticket matched Win / RT and won $36. In the past year, tickets hit Win / RT in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $36 to $96, with an average of $55 prize payout.
37 winners matched Race Time and won $33 each. In the past 1 year, tickets of this prize level in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $33 to $93, with an average of $52 payout.
30 ticket(s) matched Trifecta and won $319 each. In the past 12 months, tickets matched Trifecta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won a minimum of $137 to max $907. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $500.
37 winners matched Exacta and won $21 each. In the past year, tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $16 to max $33. The average prize payout of this prize level was $24.
2,122 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past year, winning tickets matched Win in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $2 to $3, with an average of $3 prize payout.

Wed May 21, 2025 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$79,934	0
Exacta / RT	$54	2
Win / RT	$36	1
Race Time	Free Play	37
Trifecta	$319	30
Exacta	$21	197
Win	$3	2,122

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1st: 10-Solid Gold 2nd: 3-Hot Shot 3rd: 8-Gorgeous George	Race Time: 1:48:19
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Next Draw: Thu May 28, 2026
$174,000
Change: +$7,000