The jackpot for the Powerball draw on Sat Aug 9, 2025, is projected to be $482 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $218.9 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 Illinois residents, the state will deduct 4.95% from your lottery earnings.
| Illinois Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Aug 9, 2025 |
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| Draw Date | Sat Aug 9, 2025 | | Projected Jackpot | $482,000,000 | | Cash Value | $218,900,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
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| Cash Gross Payment | $218,900,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $52,536,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $28,417,330 | | State Tax(4.95%) | $10,835,550 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $127,111,120 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
|---|
| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$7,254,582 |
$2,644,526
$359,102 |
$4,250,954 |
| 2 |
$7,617,528 |
$2,778,816
$377,068 |
$4,461,644 |
| 3 |
$7,998,308 |
$2,919,704
$395,916 |
$4,682,688 |
| 4 |
$8,398,368 |
$3,067,727
$415,719 |
$4,914,922 |
| 5 |
$8,818,190 |
$3,223,061
$436,500 |
$5,158,629 |
| 6 |
$9,259,220 |
$3,386,242
$458,331 |
$5,414,647 |
| 7 |
$9,721,940 |
$3,557,448
$481,236 |
$5,683,256 |
| 8 |
$10,208,278 |
$3,737,393
$505,310 |
$5,965,575 |
| 9 |
$10,718,716 |
$3,926,255
$530,576 |
$6,261,885 |
| 10 |
$11,254,700 |
$4,124,569
$557,108 |
$6,573,023 |
| 11 |
$11,817,194 |
$4,332,692
$584,951 |
$6,899,551 |
| 12 |
$12,408,126 |
$4,551,337
$614,202 |
$7,242,587 |
| 13 |
$13,028,460 |
$4,780,861
$644,909 |
$7,602,690 |
| 14 |
$13,680,124 |
$5,021,976
$677,166 |
$7,980,982 |
| 15 |
$14,364,082 |
$5,275,041
$711,022 |
$8,378,019 |
| 16 |
$15,082,262 |
$5,540,767
$746,572 |
$8,794,923 |
| 17 |
$15,836,110 |
$5,819,691
$783,887 |
$9,232,532 |
| 18 |
$16,628,036 |
$6,112,704
$823,088 |
$9,692,244 |
| 19 |
$17,459,486 |
$6,420,340
$864,245 |
$10,174,901 |
| 20 |
$18,332,388 |
$6,743,314
$907,453 |
$10,681,621 |
| 21 |
$19,249,152 |
$7,082,517
$952,833 |
$11,213,802 |
| 22 |
$20,211,706 |
$7,438,662
$1,000,479 |
$11,772,565 |
| 23 |
$21,221,978 |
$7,812,462
$1,050,488 |
$12,359,028 |
| 24 |
$22,283,342 |
$8,205,167
$1,103,025 |
$12,975,150 |
| 25 |
$23,397,244 |
$8,617,311
$1,158,164 |
$13,621,769 |
| 26 |
$24,567,540 |
$9,050,320
$1,216,093 |
$14,301,127 |
| 27 |
$25,795,676 |
$9,504,731
$1,276,886 |
$15,014,059 |
| 28 |
$27,085,508 |
$9,981,968
$1,340,733 |
$15,762,807 |
| 29 |
$28,439,928 |
$10,483,104
$1,407,776 |
$16,549,048 |
| 30 |
$29,861,828 |
$11,009,207
$1,478,160 |
$17,374,461 |
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