California lottery wheels
California has 2 lotto-style games: SuperLotto Plus and California Fantasy 5. It also sells Powerball and Mega Millions. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the California games compare and how to play a wheel there.
In California, every Powerball and Mega Millions prize except the jackpot is shared among California winners, so amounts differ from those shown on our Powerball and Mega Millions pages.
California lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperLotto Plus | 5 of 47 + Mega (1–27) | $1 | 2 | Jackpot, from $7 million | 1 in 41,416,353 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 17 draws |
| California Fantasy 5 | 5 of 39 | $1 | 7 | Top prize, from $60,000 | 1 in 575,757 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 10 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which California game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: California Fantasy 5. With 10 of its 39 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 10 draws, about once a week or more.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: SuperLotto Plus, at 1 in 41,416,353 per line.
Buying tickets in California
- Tickets are sold in stores, not online.
- Buying by mail or through an app isn't allowed either.
- Ticket courier services aren't allowed in California.
- To play a wheel in a store, copy each line onto an official playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the California Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the California Lottery.
National games in California
Other California Lottery games
The California Lottery also runs Daily 3, Daily 4, Daily Derby and Hot Spot. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.