A jackpot of $86 million was up for grabs in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. Check out the jackpot-winning numbers.
What are the Powerball winning numbers on Saturday, May 16, 2026? Lottery jackpot and prize money
The Powerball jackpot has now hit the $100 million mark, after no tickets scooped an $86 million grand prize in Saturday’s drawing.
What were the winning Powerball numbers on May 16, 2026?
The winning white balls were 8-37-40-44-65. The red Powerball was 18. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.
Watch the latest Powerball drawing:
What’s the new Powerball jackpot?
Having rolled over for the sixth straight drawing on Saturday - the most recent jackpot win was on May 2 - the top figure is now estimated at $100 million. The cash option stands at an estimated $43.9 million.
When’s the next Powerball drawing?
The next Powerball drawing takes place on Monday, May 18, at 10:59 p.m. ET/7:59 p.m. PT.
#Powerball was not hit tonight.
— Lottify (@LottifyApp) May 17, 2026
Jackpot for Monday, May. 18 has increased to $100,000,000! 💰💵💰
Good Luck!
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What are your odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?
According to the lottery’s organizers, a single Powerball ticket - priced at $2 - comes with a one-in-292,201,338 chance of landing the jackpot.
If you do win the pot, you are given two options:
- Collect the total jackpot amount in growing annual instalments spread over 29 years
- Receive the smaller cash-option figure as an up-front, lump-sum payment
What other prizes are up for grabs?
While the Powerball jackpot captures the headlines, there are also numerous smaller amounts to be won. Secondary prizes range from $4 to $1 million or more, depending on how many winning numbers a player matches.
Non-jackpot prizes can be multiplied by adding the Power Play option for an additional $1.
Powerball prizes and ball combination:
- Match 5 white balls + Powerball: Jackpot
- Match 5 white balls: $1 million
- Match 4 white balls + Powerball: $50,000
- Match 4 white balls: $100
- Match 3 white balls + Powerball: $100
- Match 3 white balls: $7
- Match 2 white balls + Powerball: $7
- Match 1 white ball + Powerball: $4
- Match Powerball: $4
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