Powerball numbers for Wednesday, May 18, 2022. No winner, jackpot rises to $117 million

Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star
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Is today your lucky day?

The numbers have dropped for the Wednesday, May 18 Powerball lottery jackpot worth an estimated $101 million, with a cash option of $59 million.

Powerball winning numbers

The winning numbers for Wednesday night's drawing are 40, 41, 58, 64, and 65, and the Powerball is 17. The Power Play was 3X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night?

No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, and one ticket sold in Ohio matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play worth $2 million.

The Double Play numbers are 9, 27, 41, 59, 64 and the Powerball is 21.

No tickets matched all six numbers, and no one matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.

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When is the next Powerball drawing?

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, May 21 grew to an estimated $117 million with a cash option of $68.4 million, according to powerball.com.

Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

How to play Powerball

Here's how to play Powerball:

Powerball's last jackpot winner

Here is the list of 2022 Mega Millions jackpot wins, according to powerball.com:

  • $632.6 million — Jan. 5; California, Wisconsin.

  • $185.3 million — Feb. 14; Connecticut.

  • $473.1 million — April 27; Arizona.

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:

  • $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  • $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  • $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  • $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  • $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  • $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

  • $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.

  • $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.

  • $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona, Missouri.

  • $564.1 million — Feb. 11, 2015; North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas.

Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

  1. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.

  3. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan

  4. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  5. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  6. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  7. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  8. $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

  9. $656 million, Mega Millions — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.

  10. $648 million, Mega Millions — Dec. 17, 2013; California, Georgia.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Powerball numbers for 5/18/22: Lottery results for $101M jackpot