2 lucky players split 73,000 California Fantasy 5 jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing

2 tickets matched all five winning numbers in Wednesday's CA Fantasy 5 drawing to share the projected 73,000 grand prize, according to CA lottery officials. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night, March 4th, 2026 were 01 03 04 13 17. The jackpot winners are highly suggested to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact California lottery officials as soon as possible.

Besides the grand prize hit on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, more players walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 120 2nd prize winners sold Wednesday night's California Fantasy 5 drawing, matching 4 of the 5 winning numbers. The 120 lucky second prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers numbers would win $349 cash. In the past 12 months, the second prize paid between $167 and $636 with an average payout $392.

In addition, 4,674 tickets matched the three winning numbers. These tickets are each worth $11. The 4,674 third prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers numbers won $11 cash each. In the past year, the third prize paid the lowest $9 and highest $18 with an average payout $14.

With 9 prize tiers, the Wednesday night's drawing generated 46,877 winning tickets across California.

The next CA Fantasy 5 top prize is estimated at 67,000 for Thursday, March 5th, 2026.

California Fantasy 5 drawings are held every night at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To play California Fantasy 5, pick five numbers from a set of 39 numbers. The chances of winning of California Fantasy 5 is about 1 to 9. The chances of winning California Fantasy 5 jackpot are 1 in 575,757. The minimum California Fantasy 5 advertised jackpot starts at $50,000. If nobody wins the grand prize, the jackpot prize pool money will be carried over to the next jackpot.

Wed Mar 04, 2026 California Fantasy 5 Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Matched 5 Of 5 Numbers	$35,120	2
Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers	$349	120
Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers	$11	4,674
Matched 2 Of 5 Numbers	Free Play	42,081

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