The lucky numbers for the Saturday night drawing are 8, 37, 40, 44, 65 with Powerball 18. The Power Play option was 3X.
In this drawing, even though the jackpot has not been won, 1 player became millionaire, with the second prize worth $1,000,000.
There are 5 third prizes of $50,000, and 3 tickets won $150,000 prizes (Power Player 3X).
More than 451,300 tickets won cash prizes totaling $3.69 million in Saturday’s drawing.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Powerball combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Power Play” on Sat, May 16, 2026:
| Match | Winners | Prize | PowerPlay Winners | PowerPlay Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 86,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 1 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 5 | 50,000 USD | 3 | 150,000 USD |
| O O O O | 190 | 100 USD | 73 | 300 USD |
| O O O | O | 600 | 100 USD | 166 | 300 USD |
| O O O | 13,604 | 7 USD | 4,588 | 21 USD |
| O O | O | 11,300 | 7 USD | 3,847 | 21 USD |
| O | O | 88,952 | 4 USD | 30,665 | 12 USD |
| | O | 220,783 | 4 USD | 76,536 | 12 USD |
Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington D.C, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of a ticket hitting the jackpot are 292,201,338 to 1. Players have roughly a 1 in 11,688,053 chance to win at least $1 million.
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The estimated Powerball jackpot for next Monday, May 18, 2026, will be $100 million. Get your tickets to wish you a miracle!
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