One lucky player walked away with 168,000 California Fantasy 5 jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing

A single ticket sold was the only ticket that matched all 5 winning numbers to claim the 168,000 CA Fantasy 5 jackpot, California State lottery officials said. The numbers from Wednesday night, March 18th, 2026 were 08, 13, 21, 27, 31. The grand prize winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a safe place and get in touch with California lottery officials as soon as possible.

In addition to the grand prize won on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, a lot more people took home with large winnings. There were 206 lucky winners correctly matched 4 out of the 5 winning numbers, which won the second prize. The 206 second prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers numbers will collect $307 cash each. In the past 12 months, the second prize paid between $167 and $636 with an average payout $393.

Additional prizes won Wednesday night included 5,851 tickets that matched three of the 5 winning numbers and won $13. The 5,851 third prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers numbers won $13 cash each. In the past 12 months, the third prize payout ranged from $9 to $18 with an average payout $14.

With four different prize tiers, there were a total of 66,611 tickets sold across California in the Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 drawing.

The upcoming CA Fantasy 5 grand prize is estimated at 69,000 for Thursday, March 19th, 2026.

California Fantasy 5 drawings are held everyday at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 39. The chances of winning any prizes of California Fantasy 5 is about 1 to 9. The odds of matching 5 California Fantasy 5 numbers are 1 in 575,757. The minimum California Fantasy 5 jackpot starts at $50,000. If nobody wins the jackpot, the top prize pool money will be carried over to the next jackpot.

Wed Mar 18, 2026 California Fantasy 5 Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Matched 5 Of 5 Numbers	$168,563	1
Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers	$307	206
Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers	$13	5,851
Matched 2 Of 5 Numbers	Free Play	60,553

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