California Daily 3 Midday Smart Picks (2024)

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What time is daily 3 drawing California? ›

The odds of winning the Fantasy 5 jackpot are 1 in just under 600,000. However, if you are going for the big money in California, your best bet is the California Super Lotto Plus. With the California lottery results, the odds of winning with a ticket from the California Super Lotto Plus lottery is 1 in 42 million.

Using a Lottery playslip, which you can find at any Lottery retailer, choose the Spot (set of numbers) you want to play per draw - you can play 1 to 10 Spots. Next, pick your numbers from 1 to 80 or play randomly generated numbers with Quick Pick^®.

Play Powerball^® for just $2. Purchase tickets at your local Lottery retailer or at your nearest Lottery vending machine. Drawings are every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 7:59 p.m. Find out where to play here.

Pick your playstyle: Straight: Match the winning numbers in the same order. Box: Match the winning numbers in any order. Straight/Box: Match the winning numbers in exact order and win ½ the Straight prize and ½ the Box prize, or match the winning numbers in any order and win ½ the Box prize only.

On top of regular Lottery commissions on tickets you sell and redeem, when your customers win big, you will too. That's because you'll have a chance to earn half a percent on every Scratchers, Mega Millions^® and Powerball^® ticket you sell with a top prize of $1 million or more.

There's 30 tickets in a roll of this $30 california 200x lottery scratchers game.

The fastest way to claim prizes $600 and over is at a Lottery District Office. Lottery District Offices are open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accept claim forms. No appointments are required. Assistance is on a first-come first-serve basis.

How do I know if I won the CA Lottery 2nd chance? ›

The system won't let you submit more than 500 2nd Chance codes a month. How will I know if I'm a Lottery winner? If you win, you'll be notified by email to sign into your Lottery account for “important information.” When you log in, you'll be notified about your prize and a link to a 2nd Chance Winner Claim Form.

Megaplier®

Most states offer a Megaplier feature to increase non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times; it costs an additional $1 per play. Before each Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday and Friday nights, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.

SuperLotto Plus is a lotto game played in the style of Mega Millions and Powerball. SuperLotto Plus is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday.

Sales of California Lottery tickets by mail, online or via a mobile application are illegal. Anyone who buys their tickets through a digital reseller is ineligible to win. If I live out of state or in a different country, can I still buy and play California State Lottery games? Yes.

Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 ways to win. The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball. Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump-sum payment.

Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. Find out where to play here.

Straight/Box – Select any three numbers. They can match in exact order or any order to win but an exact match has a higher prize. Front Pair – Select any three numbers. Your first two numbers must match the winning numbers in exact order to win.

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.

How many Powerball numbers do you need to win a prize? You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize.