Wyoming Lottery

WYLottery Powerball Jackpot Analysis

The Powerball jackpot for the draw on Wed Jan 15, 2025 is estimated to be $303 Million, with a cash option of 132.8 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. The good news is that if you're a resident of Wyoming, you won't owe any state tax on 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.

Wyoming Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Wed Jan 15, 2025

Draw Date Jackpot Cash Option
Wed Jan 15, 2025$303,000,000$132,800,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category Amount
Cash Gross Payment$132,800,000
Federal Tax(24%)$31,872,000
Additional Federal Tax$17,224,330
State Tax(0%)$0
Net Lumpsum Payment$83,703,670

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year Gross Payment Fed/State Tax Net Payment
1 $4,560,453 -$1,647,698
-$0
$2,912,755
2 $4,788,612 -$1,732,117
-$0
$3,056,495
3 $5,027,982 -$1,820,684
-$0
$3,207,298
4 $5,279,472 -$1,913,735
-$0
$3,365,737
5 $5,543,385 -$2,011,383
-$0
$3,532,002
6 $5,820,630 -$2,113,963
-$0
$3,706,667
7 $6,111,510 -$2,221,589
-$0
$3,889,921
8 $6,417,237 -$2,334,708
-$0
$4,082,529
9 $6,738,114 -$2,453,433
-$0
$4,284,681
10 $7,075,050 -$2,578,099
-$0
$4,496,951
11 $7,428,651 -$2,708,931
-$0
$4,719,720
12 $7,800,129 -$2,846,378
-$0
$4,953,751
13 $8,190,090 -$2,990,664
-$0
$5,199,426
14 $8,599,746 -$3,142,236
-$0
$5,457,510
15 $9,029,703 -$3,301,320
-$0
$5,728,383
16 $9,481,173 -$3,468,364
-$0
$6,012,809
17 $9,955,065 -$3,643,704
-$0
$6,311,361
18 $10,452,894 -$3,827,901
-$0
$6,624,993
19 $10,975,569 -$4,021,291
-$0
$6,954,278
20 $11,524,302 -$4,224,322
-$0
$7,299,980
21 $12,100,608 -$4,437,555
-$0
$7,663,053
22 $12,705,699 -$4,661,439
-$0
$8,044,260
23 $13,340,787 -$4,896,422
-$0
$8,444,365
24 $14,007,993 -$5,143,288
-$0
$8,864,705
25 $14,708,226 -$5,402,374
-$0
$9,305,852
26 $15,443,910 -$5,674,577
-$0
$9,769,333
27 $16,215,954 -$5,960,233
-$0
$10,255,721
28 $17,026,782 -$6,260,240
-$0
$10,766,542
29 $17,878,212 -$6,575,269
-$0
$11,302,943
30 $18,772,062 -$6,905,993
-$0
$11,866,069
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Cash Option: $132.8 Million
Next Draw: Wed Jan 15
Powerball
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