3 lucky players split 78,000 California Fantasy 5 jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing

3 lucky winners are a whole lot richer this morning after winning last night's CA Fantasy 5 drawing valued at an estimated 71,000, CA State lottery officials said. The winners matched all 5 numbers drawn to share the grand prize. The numbers from Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 night's drawing were 01 03 09 11 21. The jackpot winners are highly suggested to sign the ticket, place it in a safe place and contact California lottery officials as soon as possible.

In addition to the jackpot awarded on Wednesday, December 31st, 2025, more players walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 270 lucky tickets correctly matched 4 out of the five winning numbers, which won the second prize. The 270 second prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers numbers will collect $180 cash each. In the past year, the second prize paid the lowest $167 and highest $636 with an average payout in the amount of $395.

Other major winners Wednesday evening included 6,284 tickets that matched 3 of the 5 winning numbers and won $9. The 6,284 winning ticket(s) won $9 cash each. In the past 12 months, the third prize paid the lowest $9 and highest $18 with an average payout $14.

With 9 different prize levels, the Wednesday night's drawing created 58,793 winning tickets across California.

The new California Fantasy 5 grand prize is estimated at 71,000 for Thursday night, January 1st, 2026.

California Fantasy 5 drawings occur every night at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play, choose five numbers from 1 to 39. The odds of winning of California Fantasy 5 is about 1 to 9. The chances of winning California Fantasy 5 grand prize are 1 in 575,757. The minimum California Fantasy 5 advertised grand prize starts at $50,000. If nobody wins the grand prize, the first prize pool fund will be added to the next jackpot.

Wed Dec 31, 2025 California Fantasy 5 Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Matched 5 Of 5 Numbers	$28,752	3
Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers	$180	270
Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers	$9	6,284
Matched 2 Of 5 Numbers	Free Play	52,236

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