North Dakota Lottery

NDLottery MEGA Millions Jackpot Analysis

The MEGA Millions jackpot for the draw on Tue Feb 24, 2026 is estimated to be $438 Million, with a cash option of 203.1 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 North Dakota, your state will take 2.9% 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.

North Dakota MEGA Millions Jackpot/Cash Option for Tue Feb 24, 2026

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Tue Feb 24, 2026	$438,000,000	$203,100,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$203,100,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$48,744,000
Additional Federal Tax	$26,363,330
State Tax(2.9%)	$5,889,900
Net Lumpsum Payment	$122,102,770

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$6,592,338	-$2,399,495 -$191,178	$4,001,665
2	$6,922,152	-$2,521,527 -$200,742	$4,199,883
3	$7,268,172	-$2,649,554 -$210,777	$4,407,841
4	$7,631,712	-$2,784,064 -$221,320	$4,626,328
5	$8,013,210	-$2,925,218 -$232,383	$4,855,609
6	$8,413,980	-$3,073,503 -$244,005	$5,096,472
7	$8,834,460	-$3,229,081 -$256,199	$5,349,180
8	$9,276,402	-$3,392,599 -$269,016	$5,614,787
9	$9,740,244	-$3,564,221 -$282,467	$5,893,556
10	$10,227,300	-$3,744,431 -$296,592	$6,186,277
11	$10,738,446	-$3,933,555 -$311,415	$6,493,476
12	$11,275,434	-$4,132,241 -$326,988	$6,816,205
13	$11,839,140	-$4,340,812 -$343,335	$7,154,993
14	$12,431,316	-$4,559,917 -$360,508	$7,510,891
15	$13,052,838	-$4,789,880 -$378,532	$7,884,426
16	$13,705,458	-$5,031,350 -$397,458	$8,276,650
17	$14,390,490	-$5,284,812 -$417,324	$8,688,354
18	$15,110,124	-$5,551,076 -$438,194	$9,120,854
19	$15,865,674	-$5,830,630 -$460,105	$9,574,939
20	$16,658,892	-$6,124,120 -$483,108	$10,051,664
21	$17,491,968	-$6,432,359 -$507,267	$10,552,342
22	$18,366,654	-$6,755,992 -$532,633	$11,078,029
23	$19,284,702	-$7,095,670 -$559,256	$11,629,776
24	$20,249,178	-$7,452,526 -$587,226	$12,209,426
25	$21,261,396	-$7,827,047 -$616,580	$12,817,769
26	$22,324,860	-$8,220,529 -$647,421	$13,456,910
27	$23,440,884	-$8,633,457 -$679,786	$14,127,641
28	$24,612,972	-$9,067,130 -$713,776	$14,832,066
29	$25,843,752	-$9,522,519 -$749,469	$15,571,764
30	$27,135,852	-$10,000,596 -$786,940	$16,348,316