SACRAMENTO – Peter Chic has always enjoyed playing California Lottery games. However his enjoyment increased when he first discovered the Lottery’s Daily Derby game. Why? Because he and his wife were both born in the “Year of the Horse” and he knew that had to be his lucky game.
And, as luck would have it, on October 14, his horse finally came in. That’s the day he successfully matched all three winning horses and the final race time, earning himself the Daily Derby jackpot prize of $252,587.
Chic, who lives in Woodland Hills, said when he found out that he was the winner he “was shocked. Just so happy.” He plans to use his new riches to pay off some bills and help out some family members.
The winning Daily Derby ticket was sold at Fallbrook Beverage, which is located at 5956 Fallbrook Avenue in Woodland Hills. The winning horses were: 1st place – 6 – Whirl Win; 2nd place –11 – Money Bags; and 3rd place – 5 – California Classic. The winning race time was 1:42:13.
Daily Derby combines the fun and excitement of horse racing with several ways to win, including the chance to win twice on a single ticket. This unique game was the first horse racing themed game in the U.S. played on regular Lottery terminals. The game can be played at any of the Lottery’s 21,000 retailers by selecting three horses from a field of 12; one to finish 1st, one to finish 2nd, one to finish 3rd; and a race time.
Lottery players can pick their horses before 6:30 p.m. for the current day’s draw. The Daily Derby draw is held at approximately 6:35 p.m., at which time you can get winning information from your retailer’s terminal, or you can visit the Lottery’s Web site at www.calottery.com/winningnumbers/ for the results.
The California Lottery wants to remind winners to sign the back of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit their local Lottery District Office as soon as possible. Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since the Lottery’s inception in 1985, Lottery players have contributed nearly $22 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.