Powerball drew its winning numbers for Saturday, May 16, 2026, as 8-37-40-44-65, with the Powerball number 18 and a 3x Power Play. The jackpot had been estimated at $86 million, with a cash option of $37.8 million.
The drawing came two weeks after the last jackpot was won on May 2, when winners in Florida and Texas shared a $20 million prize. For players who missed Saturday’s cutoff, the next Powerball drawing was scheduled for Monday, May 18.
Powerball drawings are held three times a week — Monday, Wednesday and Saturday — at 10:59 p.m., and ticket deadlines vary by state. In New York, in-store and online sales were open until 10 p.m. on the night of the draw, while New Jersey’s deadline was 9:45 p.m. and Connecticut’s was 10 p.m. A ticket costs $2, and the odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The game’s recent run has kept attention on the next drawing, after no winner in the May 11 drawing pushed the jackpot to $57 million and the May 16 result set up another rollover watch. For anyone still holding a ticket, the final answer now waits for Monday night.
