Washington DC Lottery

DCLottery Powerball Jackpot Analysis

The Powerball jackpot for the draw on Wed Nov 5, 2025 is estimated to be $438 Million, with a cash option of 207 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 Washington DC, your state will take 10.75% 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.

Washington DC Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Wed Nov 5, 2025

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Wed Nov 5, 2025	$438,000,000	$207,000,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$207,000,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$49,680,000
Additional Federal Tax	$26,870,330
State Tax(10.75%)	$22,252,500
Net Lumpsum Payment	$108,197,170

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$6,592,338	-$2,399,495 -$708,676	$3,484,167
2	$6,922,152	-$2,521,527 -$744,131	$3,656,494
3	$7,268,172	-$2,649,554 -$781,328	$3,837,290
4	$7,631,712	-$2,784,064 -$820,409	$4,027,239
5	$8,013,210	-$2,925,218 -$861,420	$4,226,572
6	$8,413,980	-$3,073,503 -$904,503	$4,435,974
7	$8,834,460	-$3,229,081 -$949,704	$4,655,675
8	$9,276,402	-$3,392,599 -$997,213	$4,886,590
9	$9,740,244	-$3,564,221 -$1,047,076	$5,128,947
10	$10,227,300	-$3,744,431 -$1,099,435	$5,383,434
11	$10,738,446	-$3,933,555 -$1,154,383	$5,650,508
12	$11,275,434	-$4,132,241 -$1,212,109	$5,931,084
13	$11,839,140	-$4,340,812 -$1,272,708	$6,225,620
14	$12,431,316	-$4,559,917 -$1,336,366	$6,535,033
15	$13,052,838	-$4,789,880 -$1,403,180	$6,859,778
16	$13,705,458	-$5,031,350 -$1,473,337	$7,200,771
17	$14,390,490	-$5,284,812 -$1,546,978	$7,558,700
18	$15,110,124	-$5,551,076 -$1,624,338	$7,934,710
19	$15,865,674	-$5,830,630 -$1,705,560	$8,329,484
20	$16,658,892	-$6,124,120 -$1,790,831	$8,743,941
21	$17,491,968	-$6,432,359 -$1,880,387	$9,179,222
22	$18,366,654	-$6,755,992 -$1,974,415	$9,636,247
23	$19,284,702	-$7,095,670 -$2,073,105	$10,115,927
24	$20,249,178	-$7,452,526 -$2,176,787	$10,619,865
25	$21,261,396	-$7,827,047 -$2,285,600	$11,148,749
26	$22,324,860	-$8,220,529 -$2,399,922	$11,704,409
27	$23,440,884	-$8,633,457 -$2,519,895	$12,287,532
28	$24,612,972	-$9,067,130 -$2,645,894	$12,899,948
29	$25,843,752	-$9,522,519 -$2,778,203	$13,543,030
30	$27,135,852	-$10,000,596 -$2,917,104	$14,218,152