The jackpot for the Powerball draw on Sat Dec 6, 2025, is projected to be $820 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $383.5 Million. Should you be the lucky winner of the Powerball jackpot, anticipate the IRS to initially withhold 24% of your winnings for taxes, and be prepared that you might need to pay up to an additional 13% in federal taxes at tax time. For Rhode Island residents, the state will deduct 5.99% from your lottery earnings.
| Rhode Island Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Dec 6, 2025 |
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| Draw Date | Sat Dec 6, 2025 | | Projected Jackpot | $820,000,000 | | Cash Value | $383,500,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
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| Cash Gross Payment | $383,500,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $92,040,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $49,815,330 | | State Tax(5.99%) | $22,971,650 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $218,673,020 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
|---|
| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$12,341,820 |
$4,526,804
$739,275 |
$7,075,741 |
| 2 |
$12,959,280 |
$4,755,264
$776,261 |
$7,427,755 |
| 3 |
$13,607,080 |
$4,994,950
$815,064 |
$7,797,066 |
| 4 |
$14,287,680 |
$5,246,772
$855,832 |
$8,185,076 |
| 5 |
$15,001,900 |
$5,511,033
$898,614 |
$8,592,253 |
| 6 |
$15,752,200 |
$5,788,644
$943,557 |
$9,019,999 |
| 7 |
$16,539,400 |
$6,079,908
$990,710 |
$9,468,782 |
| 8 |
$17,366,780 |
$6,386,039
$1,040,270 |
$9,940,471 |
| 9 |
$18,235,160 |
$6,707,340
$1,092,286 |
$10,435,534 |
| 10 |
$19,147,000 |
$7,044,720
$1,146,905 |
$10,955,375 |
| 11 |
$20,103,940 |
$7,398,788
$1,204,226 |
$11,500,926 |
| 12 |
$21,109,260 |
$7,770,757
$1,264,445 |
$12,074,058 |
| 13 |
$22,164,600 |
$8,161,232
$1,327,660 |
$12,675,708 |
| 14 |
$23,273,240 |
$8,571,429
$1,394,067 |
$13,307,744 |
| 15 |
$24,436,820 |
$9,001,954
$1,463,766 |
$13,971,100 |
| 16 |
$25,658,620 |
$9,454,020
$1,536,951 |
$14,667,649 |
| 17 |
$26,941,100 |
$9,928,537
$1,613,772 |
$15,398,791 |
| 18 |
$28,288,360 |
$10,427,024
$1,694,473 |
$16,166,863 |
| 19 |
$29,702,860 |
$10,950,389
$1,779,201 |
$16,973,270 |
| 20 |
$31,187,880 |
$11,499,846
$1,868,154 |
$17,819,880 |
| 21 |
$32,747,520 |
$12,076,913
$1,961,576 |
$18,709,031 |
| 22 |
$34,385,060 |
$12,682,803
$2,059,665 |
$19,642,592 |
| 23 |
$36,103,780 |
$13,318,729
$2,162,616 |
$20,622,435 |
| 24 |
$37,909,420 |
$13,986,816
$2,270,774 |
$21,651,830 |
| 25 |
$39,804,440 |
$14,687,973
$2,384,286 |
$22,732,181 |
| 26 |
$41,795,400 |
$15,424,628
$2,503,544 |
$23,867,228 |
| 27 |
$43,884,760 |
$16,197,692
$2,628,697 |
$25,058,371 |
| 28 |
$46,079,080 |
$17,009,590
$2,760,137 |
$26,309,353 |
| 29 |
$48,383,280 |
$17,862,144
$2,898,158 |
$27,622,978 |
| 30 |
$50,802,280 |
$18,757,174
$3,043,057 |
$29,002,049 |
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