One lucky player walked away with 170,000 California Fantasy 5 jackpot in Thursday night's drawing

A person is now really wealthy. One of the tickets purchased in the state for Thursday night's California Fantasy 5 correctly matched all five numbers drawn. The numbers drawn Thursday night, July 16th, 2026 were 07-08-11-17-39. The jackpot winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and contact CA lottery officials as soon as possible.

Besides the grand prize won on Thursday, July 16th, 2026, California Fantasy 5 created far more happy winners walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 200 lucky tickets matched 4 out of the five winning numbers, which won the 2nd prize. The 200 second prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers numbers won $315 cash each. In the past year, the second prize paid between $180 and $617 with an average payout in the amount of $395.

Also, 6,858 tickets matched the three winning numbers. These tickets are each worth $11. The 6,858 lucky third prize winning ticket(s) which matched Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers numbers would win $11 cash. In the past year, the third prize paid the lowest $9 and highest $18 with an average payout $14.

With 9 ways to win, the Thursday night's drawing generated 71,365 winning tickets across the state of California.

The new CA Fantasy 5 drawing, Friday, July 17th, 2026, will feature a jackpot of 79,000.

California Fantasy 5 drawings are held every night at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. California Fantasy 5 uses a 5/39 matrix from which winning numbers are chosen. The chances of winning any prizes of California Fantasy 5 is about 1 to 9. The odds of matching all five California Fantasy 5 numbers are 1 in 575,757. The minimum California Fantasy 5 jackpot starts at $50,000. If no one wins the first prize, the top prize pool fund will be carried over to the next jackpot.

Thu Jul 16, 2026 California Fantasy 5 Payout
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
Matched 5 Of 5 Numbers	$171,526	1
Matched 4 Of 5 Numbers	$315	200
Matched 3 Of 5 Numbers	$11	6,858
Matched 2 Of 5 Numbers	Free Play	64,306

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07 08 11 17 39 Thu Jul 16, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Intelli-Combos | Power Picks | Frequency Chart | Overdue Chart Win Checker | Lotto Wheels | Prize Analysis News & Payout | Skip and Hit Analysis	Next Draw: Fri Jul 17, 2026 $79,000  Change: $-91,000