Wyoming Lottery

WYLottery Powerball Jackpot Analysis

The Powerball jackpot for the draw on Sat Nov 15, 2025 is estimated to be $546 Million, with a cash option of 255 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 Sat Nov 15, 2025

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Sat Nov 15, 2025	$546,000,000	$255,000,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$255,000,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$61,200,000
Additional Federal Tax	$33,110,330
State Tax(0%)	$0
Net Lumpsum Payment	$160,689,670

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$8,217,846	-$3,000,933 -$0	$5,216,913
2	$8,628,984	-$3,153,054 -$0	$5,475,930
3	$9,060,324	-$3,312,650 -$0	$5,747,674
4	$9,513,504	-$3,480,327 -$0	$6,033,177
5	$9,989,070	-$3,656,286 -$0	$6,332,784
6	$10,488,660	-$3,841,135 -$0	$6,647,525
7	$11,012,820	-$4,035,074 -$0	$6,977,746
8	$11,563,734	-$4,238,912 -$0	$7,324,822
9	$12,141,948	-$4,452,851 -$0	$7,689,097
10	$12,749,100	-$4,677,497 -$0	$8,071,603
11	$13,386,282	-$4,913,255 -$0	$8,473,027
12	$14,055,678	-$5,160,931 -$0	$8,894,747
13	$14,758,380	-$5,420,931 -$0	$9,337,449
14	$15,496,572	-$5,694,062 -$0	$9,802,510
15	$16,271,346	-$5,980,728 -$0	$10,290,618
16	$17,084,886	-$6,281,738 -$0	$10,803,148
17	$17,938,830	-$6,597,697 -$0	$11,341,133
18	$18,835,908	-$6,929,616 -$0	$11,906,292
19	$19,777,758	-$7,278,101 -$0	$12,499,657
20	$20,766,564	-$7,643,959 -$0	$13,122,605
21	$21,805,056	-$8,028,201 -$0	$13,776,855
22	$22,895,418	-$8,431,635 -$0	$14,463,783
23	$24,039,834	-$8,855,069 -$0	$15,184,765
24	$25,242,126	-$9,299,917 -$0	$15,942,209
25	$26,503,932	-$9,766,785 -$0	$16,737,147
26	$27,829,620	-$10,257,290 -$0	$17,572,330
27	$29,220,828	-$10,772,037 -$0	$18,448,791
28	$30,681,924	-$11,312,642 -$0	$19,369,282
29	$32,216,184	-$11,880,318 -$0	$20,335,866
30	$33,826,884	-$12,476,277 -$0	$21,350,607