Arkansas Lottery

ARLottery Powerball Jackpot Analysis

The Powerball jackpot for the draw on Sat Nov 22, 2025 is estimated to be $629 Million, with a cash option of 294.5 Million. If you win the Powerball jackpot, the IRS will withhold 24% of your prize money upfront, and you may owe up to an additional 13% in federal taxes when the tax is due. Additionally, if you are a resident of Arkansas, your state will take 4.9% of your lottery winnings.

Please note that the calculation of the Powerball jackpot prizes and taxes below is based on FEDERAL INCOME TAX BRACKETS FOR 2023.

Arkansas Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Nov 22, 2025

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Sat Nov 22, 2025	$629,000,000	$294,500,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$294,500,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$70,680,000
Additional Federal Tax	$38,245,330
State Tax(4.9%)	$14,430,500
Net Lumpsum Payment	$171,144,170

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$9,467,079	-$3,463,150 -$463,887	$5,540,042
2	$9,940,716	-$3,638,395 -$487,095	$5,815,226
3	$10,437,626	-$3,822,252 -$511,444	$6,103,930
4	$10,959,696	-$4,015,418 -$537,025	$6,407,253
5	$11,507,555	-$4,218,126 -$563,870	$6,725,559
6	$12,083,090	-$4,431,074 -$592,071	$7,059,945
7	$12,686,930	-$4,654,494 -$621,660	$7,410,776
8	$13,321,591	-$4,889,319 -$652,758	$7,779,514
9	$13,987,702	-$5,135,780 -$685,397	$8,166,525
10	$14,687,150	-$5,394,576 -$719,670	$8,572,904
11	$15,421,193	-$5,666,172 -$755,638	$8,999,383
12	$16,192,347	-$5,951,499 -$793,425	$9,447,423
13	$17,001,870	-$6,251,022 -$833,092	$9,917,756
14	$17,852,278	-$6,565,673 -$874,762	$10,411,843
15	$18,744,829	-$6,895,917 -$918,497	$10,930,415
16	$19,682,039	-$7,242,685 -$964,420	$11,474,934
17	$20,665,795	-$7,606,675 -$1,012,624	$12,046,496
18	$21,699,242	-$7,989,050 -$1,063,263	$12,646,929
19	$22,784,267	-$8,390,509 -$1,116,429	$13,277,329
20	$23,923,386	-$8,811,983 -$1,172,246	$13,939,157
21	$25,119,744	-$9,254,636 -$1,230,867	$14,634,241
22	$26,375,857	-$9,719,397 -$1,292,417	$15,364,043
23	$27,694,241	-$10,207,200 -$1,357,018	$16,130,023
24	$29,079,299	-$10,719,671 -$1,424,886	$16,934,742
25	$30,532,918	-$11,257,510 -$1,496,113	$17,779,295
26	$32,060,130	-$11,822,578 -$1,570,946	$18,666,606
27	$33,662,822	-$12,415,575 -$1,649,478	$19,597,769
28	$35,346,026	-$13,038,360 -$1,731,955	$20,575,711
29	$37,113,516	-$13,692,331 -$1,818,562	$21,602,623
30	$38,969,066	-$14,378,885 -$1,909,484	$22,680,697