The California Fantasy 5 game is known as The Better Odds Lotto Game. The top prize starts at $50,000 and can grow to $500,000 depending on how many times the top prize rolls over. Winning numbers are drawn every day and tickets can be purchased from any of the over 19,000 California Lottery retailers.

Playing the California Fantasy 5

To play the California Fantasy 5, you simply choose any 5 numbers from 1 to 39 and mark them on a Fantasy 5 playslip. If you don't want to choose your own numbers, you can try the Quick Pick option and let the California Lottery computer choose your numbers for you. Can't decide on your numbers? Try QuickPick and have the California Lottery computer randomly pick them for you. Fantasy 5 only costs $1 to play and can result in prizes of over $500,000!

How To Know If You've Won

You win the Fantasy 5 jackpot simply by matching 5 numbers out of a field of 39. If you match even 2 numbers, you win a Replay ticket, and if you match 3 or 4 numbers, you receive a cash prize! Fantasy 5 winning numbers are drawn every day at 6:59 pm. To find out if you've won you can watch the televised Fantasy 5 draws each evening on California Lottery television stations. If you miss the TV drawing, you can take your ticket to any Lottery retailer, or check the official California Lottery Website. You can also log onto lucky lotto.

Where Does the Money Go?

The California Lottery was created to generate supplemental funding for our public schools in 1984. For every dollar spent on Lottery products, at least 34 cents is returned to the classroom. California Lottery funds go to K-12 education as well as all other areas of public education including: Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University system, Adult Education, Charter Schools and even the schools at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Division of Juvenile Justice. California Lottery funds account for approximately 1.5% of all education funding in California. When you play the California, you are not only having fun but also helping a great cause!

Buy California Fantasy 5 Lottery Tickets

If you want to buy California Fantasy 5 tickets, or any other lottery tickets, simply log onto your official state website. These sites explain how to purchase tickets, and often times tickets can be purchased online so you can play most state lotteries from the comfort of your own home. You can also refer to official state websites for custom lottery news. Many sites offer lottery number generators to help make your lottery number picking easier for you. If you would like to purchase your tickets in person, you can also visit a local lottery terminal. No matter how you choose to purchase your tickets, or which tickets you choose to buy, you're bound to have some fun!