Thursday's California Daily Derby jackpot climbs to $185,000; 2 tickets won the second prize

Thursday's California Daily Derby grand prize went to $185,000, since nobody hit $178,000 drawn Wednesday night. The numbers from Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 night's drawing were 1st:4-Big Ben 2nd:5-Texas Classic 3rd:6-Whirl Win and Race Time was 1:41:78. No one won the California Daily Derby grand prize in the past 26 draws since Saturday, October 11th, 2025. The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket which matched all Grand Prize for a $245,157 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 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 match the Trifecta and win the top prize. The odds of matching both Trifecta and Race Time of California Daily Derby are 1 in 1,320,000.

With seven prize levels, there were California Daily Derby 6,698 winning tickets sold across California in the Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 drawing. Below is a detailed breakdown of the California Daily Derby prize payout for the Wednesday night's drawing:

• No ticket hit Grand Prize and won the top prize.
• 2 winners matched Exacta / RT and won $64 each. In the past year, winning tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $38 to $116, with an average of $76 payout.
• 3 winners matched Win / RT and won $43 each. In the past year, winning tickets of this prize level in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $22 to $96, with an average of $55 payout.
• 44 winners matched Race Time and won $40 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $19 to max $93. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $52.
• 49 winners matched Trifecta and won $293 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets of this prize level in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $157 to $1,177, with an average of $508 payout.
• 44 ticket(s) matched Exacta and won $24 each. In the past year, tickets matched Exacta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $16 to $33, with an average of $23 payout.
• 2,995 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, tickets of this prize tier in California Daily Derby drawing, won at least $2 to max $3. The average payout of this prize level was $3.

Wed Nov 05, 2025 California Daily Derby Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Grand Prize	$184,579	0
Exacta / RT	$64	2
Win / RT	$43	3
Race Time	Free Play	44
Trifecta	$293	49
Exacta	$24	256
Win	$3	2,995

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