One ticket won 72,000 California Fantasy 5 jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing

A single ticket matched all five winning numbers in Wednesday's California Fantasy 5 drawing to win the projected 72,000 grand prize, according to CA State lottery officials. The numbers drawn Wednesday night, January 22nd, 2025 were 12-25-27-34-38. The grand prize winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact California lottery officials as soon as possible.

Along with the grand prize won on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, many more people took home with huge prizes. There were 101 tickets correctly matched 4 out of the 5 white ball winning numbers and won the second prize. The 101 second prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers numbers won $416 cash each. In the past 12 months, the second prize paid between $165 and $623 with an average payout $390.

Other prizes won Wednesday evening included 3,357 tickets that matched 3 of 5 winning numbers won $15. The 3,357 winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers numbers won $15 cash each. In the past 12 months, the third prize paid the lowest $10 and highest $17 with an average payout in the amount of $14.

With 4 different prize levels, there were 40,582 tickets sold across California in the Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 drawing.

The upcoming California Fantasy 5 drawing, Thursday night, January 23rd, 2025, will feature a jackpot of 68,000.

California Fantasy 5 drawings are held daily at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, choose 5 numbers from a set of 39 numbers. The overall chances of winning of California Fantasy 5 is about 1 to 9. The chances of matching all five California Fantasy 5 numbers are 1 in 575,757. The minimum California Fantasy 5 advertised grand prize is $50,000. If no one wins the first prize, the first prize pool money will be added to the next jackpot.

Wed Jan 22, 2025 California Fantasy 5 Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Matched 5 Of 5 Numbers	$69,564	1
Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers	$416	101
Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers	$15	3,357
Matched 2 Of 5 Numbers	Free Play	37,123

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