Daily 3

Your $1 Straight/Box wager is divided equally between Straight and Box playstyles. You can win by matching your 3 numbers in an exact order (Straight wager), or matching all 3 winning numbers in any order (Box wager).

For example, if you play 1-2-3 for Straight/Box and those numbers win, you’ll win both wagers. If the Straight prize is $500 and the Box prize is $200, you’ll win half the Straight prize – $250, plus half the Box prize – $100, for a total of $350.

An Automated Draw Machine, a state-of-the-art computer, draws the winning numbers.

You’ll find Daily 3 at all Lottery retailers. Draws take place twice a day, and your entry must be made before 1 p.m. to be eligible for the first draw, and before 6:30 p.m. to be eligible for the second draw. Winning numbers are available at any Lottery retailer, through some media outlets, and at Past Winning Numbers.

An Automated Draw Machine is a computer that isn’t connected to any other system. In fact, any type of tampering is impossible because the hard drive can’t be opened without breaking a numbered security seal and the programs that generate random numbers can’t be altered.

The Lottery has 2 Automated Draw Machines for daily draws, plus a back-up machine in case there’s an emergency. A randomized, unpredictable draw chooses which machine, and which randomized drawing method (mathematical algorithm or Random Number Generator) will be used. The numbers selected from either method are unpredictable and selected in an unbiased manner.

Use any of these ways to see if you’re a draw game winner:

• Look on the Lottery website for winning numbers and prize amounts
• Download the Lottery mobile app to see winning numbers
• Scan tickets using Check-A-Ticket on the mobile app
• Use the Check-A-Ticket machine at a Lottery retail location

Collect your prize of up to $599 at any participating Lottery retail location.

Collect your prize over $599 at any Lottery District Office or by mail. Bring your winning ticket and a completed Winner Claim Form to a District Office. Pick up the Winner Claim Form at any Lottery District Office or download the Claim Form (PDF).

If you have a Claim Authorization Receipt from a retailer, submit that, too. We recommend sending the claim form ticket and Authorization Receipt (if you have it) by certified mail and save a copy of every item you submit.

If Mailing, send Winner Claim Forms to: 730 North 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. For your 2nd Chance prize, mail your 2nd Chance Winners Claim form to California State Lottery, Attn: 2nd Chance Promotion, 700 North 10th Street MS: 2–2, Sacramento, CA 95811.

You have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim your Daily 3 prize.

Ninety-five cents of every player dollar goes back to the community through contributions to public schools and colleges, prizes and retail compensation. See how Lottery funds are making a difference on the Who Benefits page.

No. Your winning ticket must be redeemed in the state where it was purchased.