Powerball lottery results for the May 19, 2026, winning numbers
Strategies for playing the Powerball lottery game
Some suggestions for having the most luck with the popular lottery game.
- Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Last night’s Powerball jackpot was worth $100 million.
- The last Powerball jackpot won was at the end of April. It was worth $143 million.
Last night’s Powerball jackpot was worth triple-digits for the first time in a since April, at $100 million on the nose.
That translates to a cash option of $43.9 million.
But there was no winner once again, so the pool of cash is now up to $113 million, with a cash option of $49.6 million.
The last jackpot won was at the end of April, when two lucky winners won the $143 million Powerball jackpot − one of them in Kansas, the other in Indiana.
It was also announced last month that the Powerball lottery game will be expanding to the United Kingdom.
“Through this agreement, the number of lotteries pooling funds for the Powerball jackpot will increase from 48 U.S. lotteries to 49 with the addition of The UK National Lottery — marking the first time a non-U.S. lottery will contribute to the jackpot,” a report from Powerball stated in April.
What’s more, the report noted, “For players in the United States, there will be no change to how Powerball is played.” The first drawing involving the U.K. will take place “later this summer,” according to a statement from Powerball.
Meanwhile, the game continues here in the U.S. Did you buy any tickets for last night’s drawing?
Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the drawing on Monday, May 18, 2026.
What were the winning numbers in Monday, May 18, Powerball drawing?
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were 4-13-34-61-65 with a Powerball of 12. The Power Play was 2X.
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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