Kansas Lottery

KSLottery MEGA Millions Jackpot Analysis

The MEGA Millions jackpot for the draw on Tue Sep 23, 2025 is estimated to be $451 Million, with a cash option of 208.7 Million. If you win the MEGA Millions 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 Kansas, your state will take 5% of your lottery winnings.

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

Kansas MEGA Millions Jackpot/Cash Option for Tue Sep 23, 2025

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Tue Sep 23, 2025	$451,000,000	$208,700,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$208,700,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$50,088,000
Additional Federal Tax	$27,091,330
State Tax(5%)	$10,435,000
Net Lumpsum Payment	$121,085,670

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$6,788,001	-$2,471,891 -$339,400	$3,976,710
2	$7,127,604	-$2,597,544 -$356,380	$4,173,680
3	$7,483,894	-$2,729,371 -$374,195	$4,380,328
4	$7,858,224	-$2,867,873 -$392,911	$4,597,440
5	$8,251,045	-$3,013,217 -$412,552	$4,825,276
6	$8,663,710	-$3,165,903 -$433,186	$5,064,621
7	$9,096,670	-$3,326,098 -$454,834	$5,315,738
8	$9,551,729	-$3,494,470 -$477,586	$5,579,673
9	$10,029,338	-$3,671,185 -$501,467	$5,856,686
10	$10,530,850	-$3,856,745 -$526,543	$6,147,562
11	$11,057,167	-$4,051,482 -$552,858	$6,452,827
12	$11,610,093	-$4,256,065 -$580,505	$6,773,523
13	$12,190,530	-$4,470,826 -$609,527	$7,110,177
14	$12,800,282	-$4,696,435 -$640,014	$7,463,833
15	$13,440,251	-$4,933,223 -$672,013	$7,835,015
16	$14,112,241	-$5,181,860 -$705,612	$8,224,769
17	$14,817,605	-$5,442,844 -$740,880	$8,633,881
18	$15,558,598	-$5,717,012 -$777,930	$9,063,656
19	$16,336,573	-$6,004,862 -$816,829	$9,514,882
20	$17,153,334	-$6,307,064 -$857,667	$9,988,603
21	$18,011,136	-$6,624,451 -$900,557	$10,486,128
22	$18,911,783	-$6,957,690 -$945,589	$11,008,504
23	$19,857,079	-$7,307,450 -$992,854	$11,556,775
24	$20,850,181	-$7,674,897 -$1,042,509	$12,132,775
25	$21,892,442	-$8,060,534 -$1,094,622	$12,737,286
26	$22,987,470	-$8,465,694 -$1,149,374	$13,372,402
27	$24,136,618	-$8,890,879 -$1,206,831	$14,038,908
28	$25,343,494	-$9,337,423 -$1,267,175	$14,738,896
29	$26,610,804	-$9,806,328 -$1,330,540	$15,473,936
30	$27,941,254	-$10,298,594 -$1,397,063	$16,245,597