Powerball May 18, 2026: No Jackpot Winner
Winning numbers for the Monday May 18, 2026 Powerball drawing. Use the calculator below to see what this jackpot would mean after federal and state tax.
Winning numbers
May 18, 2026
- Draw time (ET)
- May 18, 2026, 10:59 PM
- Advertised jackpot
- $113M
- Cash value
- $44.5M
- Power Play
- 2x
Winners
- Jackpot winners
- None
- Match 5 + Power Play ($2M)
- 1 winner in VA
- Match 5 ($1M)
- None
Was there a Powerball winner on May 18, 2026?
No. No Powerball ticket matched all six numbers on May 18, 2026, so the $113M advertised jackpot rolled to an estimated $131M for the next drawing. 1 Match 5 + Power Play ticket won $2 million in VA.
Why this draw matters
This draw also matters for tax planning because 1 second-tier Match 5 prize winner was reported. Even without a jackpot hit, a $1M or $2M prize can trigger federal withholding and possible state tax.
- Previous jackpot
- $100M
- This jackpot
- $113M
- Next estimate
- $131M
- Match 5 winners
- 1
Compared with this draw, the next estimated jackpot increased by $18M.
Prize tier breakdown
All nine prize tiers with the number of winning tickets for this draw. Power Play prizes use the 2x multiplier drawn this night (Match 5 is locked at $2M regardless of multiplier).
| Match | Powerball prize | Powerball winners | Power Play prize | Power Play winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 white + Powerball | Jackpot | 0 | — | — |
| 5 white | $1,000,000 | 0 | $2,000,000 | 1 |
| 4 white + Powerball | $50,000 | 6 | $100,000 | 1 |
| 4 white | $100 | 144 | $200 | 53 |
| 3 white + Powerball | $100 | 334 | $200 | 107 |
| 3 white | $7 | 8,709 | $14 | 3,152 |
| 2 white + Powerball | $7 | 7,579 | $14 | 2,671 |
| 1 white + Powerball | $4 | 61,712 | $8 | 21,936 |
| Powerball only | $4 | 153,644 | $8 | 54,271 |
What would a jackpot win cost in tax?
If your ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball on this draw, you would have claimed the advertised jackpot for May 18, 2026. Plug an amount and state into the calculator below to see federal withholding, top-bracket federal tax, state tax, and take-home.
Use the current advertised jackpot to see today's number, or any historical amount to model a what-if for this draw date.
Cash lump-sum tax snapshot by state
The table below uses $44.5M as the cash lump sum and applies 2026 tax assumptions across representative states. California reflects its state lottery exemption, New York and Oregon show high-tax pressure, while Florida and Texas represent no-state-income-tax outcomes.
| State | Cash value | Federal estimate | State tax | Estimated take-home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida (0%) | $44.5M | $16.4M | $0 | $28.1M |
| Texas (0%) | $44.5M | $16.4M | $0 | $28.1M |
| California (0%) | $44.5M | $16.4M | $0 | $28.1M |
| New York (10.9%) | $44.5M | $16.4M | $4.9M | $23.3M |
| Oregon (9.9%) | $44.5M | $16.4M | $4.4M | $23.7M |
Estimate uses single filing status, cash payout mode, and this site’s 2026 tax configuration. It does not model local tax, credits, deductions, trusts, or residency adjustments.
Winning numbers and Power Play multipliers come from NY State Open Data dataset d6yy-54nr, refreshed after each Powerball drawing. Per-draw jackpot, cash value, and prize-tier winner counts are scraped from the official powerball.com draw-result page. Federal and state tax assumptions are documented in /methodology. Powerball is a registered trademark of the Multi-State Lottery Association; this page is an independent educational record.
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