The South Carolina Education Lottery released its Powerball results for May 27, 2026, showing winning numbers of 05-14-21-31-51 and a Powerball of 13. The Power Play for the drawing was 4.
For players checking tickets on sc lottery games, those numbers are the latest update from a game that can turn an ordinary Wednesday into a much longer day at the kitchen table. The lottery also posted the previous Powerball drawing from May 23, 2026, with numbers 04-16-41-48-66, Powerball 26 and Power Play 2.
The new drawing matters because Powerball is one of several draw games offered by the South Carolina Education Lottery, and players are usually looking not just for the numbers but for what comes next if a ticket matches. The lottery says prizes up to $500 can be redeemed at an authorized retailer. Winnings from $501 to $100,000 may be claimed by mailing a signed winning ticket, a completed claim form and a copy of a government-issued photo ID to the Claims Center. Prizes above $100,000 must be claimed in person at South Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters in Columbia.
That claim structure is the real friction point for winners: the money may be on the ticket, but the path to collecting it changes sharply once the amount rises. The lottery also says all prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the draw date, which gives players a fixed window even if they are still checking, rechecking and hoping the ticket in their wallet is the one.
The results page for the South Carolina Education Lottery says it was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Carolina editor. The lottery’s draw lineup includes Powerball, Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL, Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL, Cash Pop, Palmetto Cash 5 and Powerball Double Play, but for now the attention is on the May 27 Powerball numbers and whether any ticket matches them. The answer on the board is simple: 05-14-21-31-51, with Powerball 13 and Power Play 4.
