California Daily Derby Results, Intelligent Picks, Lotto Wheels
Updated: Friday, February 21st, 2025 01:49 PM
California Daily Derby | CA Daily Derby Results | Calottery Daily Derby |
# | Draw Date | Winning Numbers | Race Time |
 | Fri Feb 21, 2025 | 1st: 6-Whirl Win 2nd: 12-Lucky Charms 3rd: 4-Big Ben | 1:45:16 |
 | Thu Feb 20, 2025 | 1st: 4-Big Ben 2nd: 7-Eureka 3rd: 3-Hot Shot | 1:45:69 |
 | Wed Feb 19, 2025 | 1st: 3-Hot Shot 2nd: 2-Lucky Star 3rd: 7-Eureka | 1:40:17 |
 | Tue Feb 18, 2025 | 1st: 10-Solid Gold 2nd: 7-Eureka 3rd: 3-Hot Shot | 1:43:03 |
 | Mon Feb 17, 2025 | 1st: 6-Whirl Win 2nd: 5-Texas Classic 3rd: 11-Money Bags | 1:45:82 |
 | Sun Feb 16, 2025 | 1st: 2-Lucky Star 2nd: 5-Texas Classic 3rd: 9-Winning Spirit | 1:42:01 |
 | Sat Feb 15, 2025 | 1st: 2-Lucky Star 2nd: 8-Gorgeous George 3rd: 4-Big Ben | 1:46:27 |
 | Fri Feb 14, 2025 | 1st: 2-Lucky Star 2nd: 5-Texas Classic 3rd: 3-Hot Shot | 1:42:10 |
 | Thu Feb 13, 2025 | 1st: 11-Money Bags 2nd: 8-Gorgeous George 3rd: 6-Whirl Win | 1:44:60 |
 | Wed Feb 12, 2025 | 1st: 12-Lucky Charms 2nd: 1-Gold Rush 3rd: 9-Winning Spirit | 1:41:39 |
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California(CA) Daily Derby Prizes and Odds
California Daily Derby News and Payout for Thursday, February 20th, 2025
Updated: Thursday, February 20, 2025 07:20 PM
Thursday night's California Daily Derby drawing has yielded no jackpot winner for the $65,000 grand prize. With no one hit $65,000 in California Daily Derby lottery , Friday night's drawing is going to be worth a projected $69,000 for a single winner. The numbers drawn Thursday night, February 20th, 2025 were 1st Place: 4-Big Ben, 2nd Place: 7-Eureka, 3rd Place: 3-Hot Shot and Race Time 1:45:69. The California Daily Derby grand prize has been rolling over for 4 draws since Monday, February 17th, 2025. A single lucky player walked away with $255,852 top prize in Sunday, February 16th, 2025 drawing.
California Daily Derby drawings occur everyday at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play, go to any CA lottery retailer. Pick up a playcard, choose 3 of your favorite horses from 12 racing horses - each finishes 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Then choose 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 ticket. Players can win with horses, win with Race Time or match the Trifecta and win the jackpot. The chances 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 4,802 winning tickets sold across the state of California in the Thursday, February 20th, 2025 drawing. Find below the California Daily Derby payout highlights for the Thursday night's drawing:
- No ticket matched Grand Prize and won the grand prize.
- No ticket matched Exacta / RT. In the past 1 year, winning tickets matched Exacta / RT in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $56 to $111, with an average of $76 prize payout.
- 2 winners matched Win / RT and won $54 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $37 to $95, with an average of $55 payout.
- 25 ticket(s) matched Race Time and won $51 each. In the past 1 year, winning tickets hit Race Time in California Daily Derby drawing, won from $34 to $92, with an average of $52 prize payout.
- 23 ticket(s) matched Trifecta and won $431 each. In the past year, tickets hit Trifecta in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won from $137 to $860, with an average of $502 prize payout.
- 25 winners matched Exacta and won $19 each. In the past 12 months, tickets of this prize tier in the drawing of California Daily Derby, won at least $17 to max $33. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $24.
- 2,130 winners matched Win and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, tickets of this prize level 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.
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About California Daily Derby
California Daily Derby is one of the lottery games run by California Lottery for this state only. It is different from other lotteries because it is themed around a mock horse race. This game was started in 1998 and it has built up quite a large following in the state of California.
A person who plays the California Daily Derby lottery game has to choose three horses from a lineup and state which one comes first, second, and third in the mock race. The person also has to choose the time taken by the winning horse to finish the race. The California Daily Derby allocates prizes using the pari-mutuel system. This means that the winnings are dependent on two factors: the amount of money placed on each draw as well as on the number of people who have to share the prize money.
The California Daily Derby lottery is a very popular game because it gives players many options of winning money. Players can look to earn money through Win (when they match the first position), Exacta (when the match the first two positions), Trifecta (when they match all three winning positions) and Race Time or RT (when they get the racing time correct).
Each game of the California Daily Derby costs the player $2 per play. It is held every day as the name indicates. The draw is held at 6.59 pm Pacific Time and is a very widely followed event since there is a high possibility of a prize being won on a daily basis. The prizes in the California Daily Derby can amount to thousands of dollars and players have reasonably good chances of making some money.
Like the other lotteries organized by California Lottery, the California Daily Derby lottery also makes a contribution of a lot of money towards public welfare in the state, especially in the field of public education. The company returns to the community a whopping 94 cents out of every dollar earned by it. This money includes prizes to the players, taxes and very importantly, a large contribution to public schools and colleges located in the state of California.
How to Play California Daily Derby?

- You can start playing the California Daily Derby lottery by finding a retailer who stocks playslips for it. There are more than 20,000 different retailers who stick California Lottery games; therefore you be able to locate a dealer close by very easily. Further, you could always search for a nearby retailer by making use of the internet.
- Once you have the California Daily Derby lottery playslip you need to select your favorite three horses. You'll need to pick a horse to win, another one to come second and one to come in third position. You then need to select Race Time (RT) for the game. If you want the numbers to be selected purely at random then you should go for the Quick Pick option. This option allows you to randomly choose horses in the three winning positions and/or Race Times.
- Each California Daily Derby lottery playslip contains a maximum of three plays using your choice of horses. In addition, you have the option of playing as many playslips as you choose.
Race Time
Each California Daily Derby lottery race time ranges from a minimum of 1:40:00 to a maximum of 1:49:99. You therefore need to choose the last three digits of the race time. For example, if you select 1:43:21 as the Race Time then you are only required to mark the digits 3:21 on your playslip.
Advanced Plays
The Advance Play option is meant for people who want to use their choices of winning horses and Race Time repeatedly over consecutive draws. You have the option of playing your favorite combination of winning horses and Race Times for 1-7 successive draws or 1-14 successive draws using a single playslip. You can do this on one playslip only by making use of the Advance Play box.
Mark Your Choices Very Carefully
You are required to mark your numbers on the California Daily Derby lottery playslip using only blue or black ink. No other color is permitted. In case you make a mistake you are not permitted to erase it. You just have to mark the box termed VOID in order to cancel that particular play.
- The next step is to return the playslip to the California Daily Derby lottery retailer so that it can be processed. You'll also have to pay the retailer $2 for each play per draw. The retailer will give you a ticket in exchange for the money and the completed playslip. Make sure that you don't lose the ticket because it is proof of the numbers you have played. It is also a good idea to sign at the back of the ticket in order to prove that you are the owner of it.
Be sure to check the California Daily Derby lottery ticket for your chosen numbers, the date of the draw as well as the money you have paid. You cannot return this ticket; therefore you need to be absolutely certain that it contains the correct information.
- The final step is to check whether you have won any money by playing the California Daily Derby lottery. The draw takes place at 6.59 pm Pacific Time and you can easily find the information regarding it on the internet. You could also take your ticket back to the California Daily Derby lottery retailer in order to get its barcode scanned.
More About California Daily Derby
You have a maximum of 180 days after winning the California Daily Derby lottery to claim your money. You need to fill out a specific form in order to start the claims process. If you win a jackpot then you can choose the method of payment. One option is to get the money in a lump sum. Another option is to get it in annuitized payments. You will get this money over a period of 26 years, with each installment increasing gradually.
If by some chance the jackpot is not claimed (either fully or in part) then the money will be contributed towards the California public school and college system.
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