Powerball winning lottery numbers May 6, 2026: Check your ticket
Strategies for playing the Powerball lottery game
Some suggestions for having the most luck with the popular lottery game.
- Last night’s Powerball jackpot was worth $30 million.
- Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball tickets are $2 each.
There was a lot of cold, hard cash on the line last night.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 was $30 million, with a cash option of $13.5 million.
But nobody won, so the jackpot for Saturday‘s drawing is now up to $47 million, with a cash option of $21.1 million.
In the Powerball drawing last Wednesday, two lucky winners won the $143 million Powerball jackpot ? one of them in Kansas, the other in Indiana.
Did you buy a Powerball ticket last night?
Here are the winning numbers in last night’s drawing.
What were the winning numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing (May 6)?
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were 18-27-51-65-68 with a Powerball of 5. The Power Play was 3X.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
How much are Powerball tickets?
Powerball tickets are $2 each and can be purchased until 9:50 p.m. on the day of a drawing.
What are the odds of winning on a Powerball ticket?
The Powerball website states that, “the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.”
How to play Powerball
To play Powerball, you have to buy a ticket for $2. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station, or grocery store. In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online.
Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 69. The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. People can also add a “Power Play” for $1, which increases the winning for all non-jackpot prizes.
The “Power Play” multiplier can multiply winnings by: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.
If you are feeling unlucky or want the computer to do the work for you, the “Quick Pick” option is available, where computer-generated numbers will be printed on a Powerball ticket. To win the jackpot, players must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
If no one wins the jackpot for a given drawing, the cash prize will continue to tick up.
How to win at Powerball
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
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