The jackpot for the Powerball draw on Sat Oct 17, 2026, is projected to be $600 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $246 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 North Dakota residents, the state will deduct 2.9% from your lottery earnings.
| North Dakota Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Oct 17, 2026 |
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| Draw Date | Sat Oct 17, 2026 | | Projected Jackpot | $600,000,000 | | Cash Value | $246,000,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
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| Cash Gross Payment | $246,000,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $59,040,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $31,940,330 | | State Tax(2.9%) | $7,134,000 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $147,885,670 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
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| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$9,030,600 |
$3,301,652
$261,887 |
$5,467,061 |
| 2 |
$9,482,400 |
$3,468,818
$274,990 |
$5,738,592 |
| 3 |
$9,956,400 |
$3,644,198
$288,736 |
$6,023,466 |
| 4 |
$10,454,400 |
$3,828,458
$303,178 |
$6,322,764 |
| 5 |
$10,977,000 |
$4,021,820
$318,333 |
$6,636,847 |
| 6 |
$11,526,000 |
$4,224,950
$334,254 |
$6,966,796 |
| 7 |
$12,102,000 |
$4,438,070
$350,958 |
$7,312,972 |
| 8 |
$12,707,400 |
$4,662,068
$368,515 |
$7,676,817 |
| 9 |
$13,342,800 |
$4,897,166
$386,941 |
$8,058,693 |
| 10 |
$14,010,000 |
$5,144,030
$406,290 |
$8,459,680 |
| 11 |
$14,710,200 |
$5,403,104
$426,596 |
$8,880,500 |
| 12 |
$15,445,800 |
$5,675,276
$447,928 |
$9,322,596 |
| 13 |
$16,218,000 |
$5,960,990
$470,322 |
$9,786,688 |
| 14 |
$17,029,200 |
$6,261,134
$493,847 |
$10,274,219 |
| 15 |
$17,880,600 |
$6,576,152
$518,537 |
$10,785,911 |
| 16 |
$18,774,600 |
$6,906,932
$544,463 |
$11,323,205 |
| 17 |
$19,713,000 |
$7,254,140
$571,677 |
$11,887,183 |
| 18 |
$20,698,800 |
$7,618,886
$600,265 |
$12,479,649 |
| 19 |
$21,733,800 |
$8,001,836
$630,280 |
$13,101,684 |
| 20 |
$22,820,400 |
$8,403,878
$661,792 |
$13,754,730 |
| 21 |
$23,961,600 |
$8,826,122
$694,886 |
$14,440,592 |
| 22 |
$25,159,800 |
$9,269,456
$729,634 |
$15,160,710 |
| 23 |
$26,417,400 |
$9,734,768
$766,105 |
$15,916,527 |
| 24 |
$27,738,600 |
$10,223,612
$804,419 |
$16,710,569 |
| 25 |
$29,125,200 |
$10,736,654
$844,631 |
$17,543,915 |
| 26 |
$30,582,000 |
$11,275,670
$886,878 |
$18,419,452 |
| 27 |
$32,110,800 |
$11,841,326
$931,213 |
$19,338,261 |
| 28 |
$33,716,400 |
$12,435,398
$977,776 |
$20,303,226 |
| 29 |
$35,402,400 |
$13,059,218
$1,026,670 |
$21,316,512 |
| 30 |
$37,172,400 |
$13,714,118
$1,078,000 |
$22,380,282 |
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