{"id":43918,"date":"2025-11-08T08:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/43918\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:09:14","slug":"lottery-ticket-sold-in-northern-california-wins-167k-where-was-it-purchased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/43918\/","title":{"rendered":"Lottery ticket sold in Northern California wins $167K. Where was it purchased?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lottery ticket sold in Northern California<\/a> hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, according to lottery officials.<\/p>\n

The ticket matched all five numbers<\/a> in the Thursday, Nov. 6, drawing, netting the winner more than $167,000, the California State Lottery said on its website.<\/p>\n

The winning Fantasy 5 ticket was sold at Lynda Sandwich\/Blue Sky Corner Cafe<\/a>, 999 Story Road, Unit 9084, in San Jose.<\/p>\n

According to CalLottery, stores where the winning ticket is sold receive a bonus. The bonus is generally 0.5% of a grand prize\/top prize\/jackpot prize winning draw game or Scratchers game of $1 million or more.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A Fantasy 5 lottery ticket sold in San Jose won a $167,000 jackpot on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.<\/p>\n

What were winning California lottery numbers?<\/p>\n

The winning numbers for Thursday\u2019s drawing were 2, 6, 16, 20 and 38, according to the California States Lottery.<\/p>\n

Only one ticket matched all five numbers, resulting in a $167,058 prize.<\/p>\n

A total of 108 tickets matched four of the five numbers, earning those players $576 apiece.<\/p>\n

A total of 4,792 players whose tickets matched three of the five numbers won $16 each.<\/p>\n

The odds of winning the top prize are one in 575,757, according to the California State Lottery.<\/p>\n

How to play Fantasy 5 lottery game<\/p>\n

To play the Fantasy 5 lottery game, grab a California State Lottery playslip \u2014 available at any lottery retailer \u2014 and select five numbers between 1 and 39.<\/p>\n

You can also select the Quick Pick option, and a random number generator will choose the numbers for you.<\/p>\n

To play the same numbers for consecutive draws, mark the Advance Play box. You can play up to 12 consecutive draws on one playslip by choosing this option.<\/p>\n

Fantasy 5 tickets cost $1 per play.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour ticket is also your receipt,\u201d the California State Lottery said.<\/p>\n

How can I check if I have a winning lottery ticket?<\/p>\n

Here are four ways to tell if you\u2019re a Fantasy 5 winner:<\/p>\n

Look on the California State Lottery website for winning numbers and prize amounts<\/p>\n

Scan your ticket using the Check-A-Ticket feature on the lottery app<\/p>\n

Use the Check-A-Ticket machine at a California State Lottery retail location<\/p>\n

I won the jackpot. How do I claim my prize?<\/p>\n

If you win, you can claim your prize<\/a> of up to $599 at any participating lottery retailer, according to the Calfornia State Lottery.<\/p>\n

Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any Calfornia State Lottery district office<\/a> or by mail.<\/p>\n

You have 180 days from the date of the winning drawing to claim your prize, the state lottery officials said.<\/p>\n

When is next Fantasy 5 drawing?<\/p>\n

The California State Lottery holds a Fantasy 5 drawing every day, after the draw entry window closes at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

No lottery ticket sales or ticket validations can take place from 6:30 to 6:35 p.m., according to lottery officials.<\/p>\n

Tickets sold after 6:35 p.m. are ineligible for that night\u2019s draw, but qualify for the following drawing.<\/p>\n

The next Fantasy 5 drawing will be held Friday, Nov. 7, after 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lottery ticket sold in Northern California hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, according to lottery officials. The ticket…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,29132,29134,29133,29135,14940,266,29136,211,230],"class_list":["post-43918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-california-state-lottery","tag-fantasy-5-jackpot","tag-lottery-officials","tag-lottery-retailer","tag-lottery-ticket","tag-northern-california","tag-state-lottery","tag-ticket","tag-winning-numbers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}