The jackpot for the Powerball draw on Sat Oct 10, 2026, is projected to be $516 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $212.6 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 Iowa residents, the state will deduct 5% from your lottery earnings.
| Iowa Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Oct 10, 2026 |
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| Draw Date | Sat Oct 10, 2026 | | Projected Jackpot | $516,000,000 | | Cash Value | $212,600,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
|---|
| Cash Gross Payment | $212,600,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $51,024,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $27,598,330 | | State Tax(5%) | $10,630,000 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $123,347,670 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
|---|
| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$7,766,316 |
$2,833,867
$388,316 |
$4,544,133 |
| 2 |
$8,154,864 |
$2,977,630
$407,743 |
$4,769,491 |
| 3 |
$8,562,504 |
$3,128,457
$428,125 |
$5,005,922 |
| 4 |
$8,990,784 |
$3,286,920
$449,539 |
$5,254,325 |
| 5 |
$9,440,220 |
$3,453,212
$472,011 |
$5,514,997 |
| 6 |
$9,912,360 |
$3,627,904
$495,618 |
$5,788,838 |
| 7 |
$10,407,720 |
$3,811,187
$520,386 |
$6,076,147 |
| 8 |
$10,928,364 |
$4,003,825
$546,418 |
$6,378,121 |
| 9 |
$11,474,808 |
$4,206,009
$573,740 |
$6,695,059 |
| 10 |
$12,048,600 |
$4,418,312
$602,430 |
$7,027,858 |
| 11 |
$12,650,772 |
$4,641,116
$632,539 |
$7,377,117 |
| 12 |
$13,283,388 |
$4,875,184
$664,169 |
$7,744,035 |
| 13 |
$13,947,480 |
$5,120,898
$697,374 |
$8,129,208 |
| 14 |
$14,645,112 |
$5,379,022
$732,256 |
$8,533,834 |
| 15 |
$15,377,316 |
$5,649,937
$768,866 |
$8,958,513 |
| 16 |
$16,146,156 |
$5,934,408
$807,308 |
$9,404,440 |
| 17 |
$16,953,180 |
$6,233,007
$847,659 |
$9,872,514 |
| 18 |
$17,800,968 |
$6,546,689
$890,048 |
$10,364,231 |
| 19 |
$18,691,068 |
$6,876,026
$934,553 |
$10,880,489 |
| 20 |
$19,625,544 |
$7,221,782
$981,277 |
$11,422,485 |
| 21 |
$20,606,976 |
$7,584,912
$1,030,349 |
$11,991,715 |
| 22 |
$21,637,428 |
$7,966,179
$1,081,871 |
$12,589,378 |
| 23 |
$22,718,964 |
$8,366,347
$1,135,948 |
$13,216,669 |
| 24 |
$23,855,196 |
$8,786,753
$1,192,760 |
$13,875,683 |
| 25 |
$25,047,672 |
$9,227,969
$1,252,384 |
$14,567,319 |
| 26 |
$26,300,520 |
$9,691,523
$1,315,026 |
$15,293,971 |
| 27 |
$27,615,288 |
$10,177,987
$1,380,764 |
$16,056,537 |
| 28 |
$28,996,104 |
$10,688,889
$1,449,805 |
$16,857,410 |
| 29 |
$30,446,064 |
$11,225,374
$1,522,303 |
$17,698,387 |
| 30 |
$31,968,264 |
$11,788,588
$1,598,413 |
$18,581,263 |
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