This weekend’s Powerball drawing is one for the report books — the $1.8 billion jackpot is now the sport’s second-highest prize of all time. (The world report is the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, which was gained in California on Nov. 7, 2022.)

The profitable ticket has an estimated money worth of $826.4 million.

“Pleasure is constructing as gamers look ahead to tomorrow night time’s drawing for this historic jackpot,” stated Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, in an announcement. “We encourage everybody to play responsibly and take satisfaction in figuring out that each $2 ticket additionally helps help good causes of their group.”

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Saturday’s Powerball drawing will probably be live-streamed on Powerball.com, broadcast reside at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball tickets value $2 and are bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

How A lot Cash Will the Winner Obtain?

A 24% federal tax is imposed instantly. Then, for the reason that winner has skyrocketed themselves (in the event that they weren’t there already) into the very best tax bracket (37%), the leftover tax will probably be paid when submitting 2025 taxes.

CNBC notes that many states then add on a 2.5% to 10.9% revenue tax, although eight states (California, Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming) do not tax lottery winnings. In the entire above states, the winner would take dwelling probably the most cash out there, with a lump sum of $520,674,980 or an annuity of $1,135,289,400, in keeping with USAMega.com and CNBC.

On the alternative finish, the states the place the winner will obtain the least after taxes are:

• New York (lump sum: $430,597,380; annuity: $939,089,400)
• New Jersey and Washington, D.C. (lump sum: $431,836,980; annuity: $941,789,400)
• Oregon (lump sum: $438,861,380; annuity: $957,089,400)
• Minnesota (lump sum: $439,274,580; annuity: $957,989,400)
• Maryland (lump sum: $442,166,980; annuity: $964,289,400)
• Massachusetts (lump sum: $446,298,980; annuity: $973,289,400)
• Vermont (lump sum: $448,364,980; annuity: $977,789,400)

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