The jackpot for the Powerball draw on Sat Oct 25, 2025, is projected to be $344 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $163.7 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 Wisconsin residents, the state will deduct 7.65% from your lottery earnings.
| Wisconsin Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Oct 25, 2025 |
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| Draw Date | Sat Oct 25, 2025 | | Projected Jackpot | $344,000,000 | | Cash Value | $163,700,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
|---|
| Cash Gross Payment | $163,700,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $39,288,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $21,241,330 | | State Tax(7.65%) | $12,523,050 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $90,647,620 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
|---|
| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$5,177,544 |
$1,876,022
$396,082 |
$2,905,440 |
| 2 |
$5,436,576 |
$1,971,864
$415,898 |
$3,048,814 |
| 3 |
$5,708,336 |
$2,072,415
$436,688 |
$3,199,233 |
| 4 |
$5,993,856 |
$2,178,057
$458,530 |
$3,357,269 |
| 5 |
$6,293,480 |
$2,288,918
$481,451 |
$3,523,111 |
| 6 |
$6,608,240 |
$2,405,379
$505,530 |
$3,697,331 |
| 7 |
$6,938,480 |
$2,527,568
$530,794 |
$3,880,118 |
| 8 |
$7,285,576 |
$2,655,994
$557,347 |
$4,072,235 |
| 9 |
$7,649,872 |
$2,790,783
$585,215 |
$4,273,874 |
| 10 |
$8,032,400 |
$2,932,318
$614,479 |
$4,485,603 |
| 11 |
$8,433,848 |
$3,080,854
$645,189 |
$4,707,805 |
| 12 |
$8,855,592 |
$3,236,899
$677,453 |
$4,941,240 |
| 13 |
$9,298,320 |
$3,400,709
$711,321 |
$5,186,290 |
| 14 |
$9,763,408 |
$3,572,791
$746,901 |
$5,443,716 |
| 15 |
$10,251,544 |
$3,753,402
$784,243 |
$5,713,899 |
| 16 |
$10,764,104 |
$3,943,049
$823,454 |
$5,997,601 |
| 17 |
$11,302,120 |
$4,142,115
$864,612 |
$6,295,393 |
| 18 |
$11,867,312 |
$4,351,236
$907,849 |
$6,608,227 |
| 19 |
$12,460,712 |
$4,570,794
$953,244 |
$6,936,674 |
| 20 |
$13,083,696 |
$4,801,298
$1,000,903 |
$7,281,495 |
| 21 |
$13,737,984 |
$5,043,384
$1,050,956 |
$7,643,644 |
| 22 |
$14,424,952 |
$5,297,563
$1,103,509 |
$8,023,880 |
| 23 |
$15,145,976 |
$5,564,342
$1,158,667 |
$8,422,967 |
| 24 |
$15,903,464 |
$5,844,612
$1,216,615 |
$8,842,237 |
| 25 |
$16,698,448 |
$6,138,756
$1,277,431 |
$9,282,261 |
| 26 |
$17,533,680 |
$6,447,792
$1,341,327 |
$9,744,561 |
| 27 |
$18,410,192 |
$6,772,101
$1,408,380 |
$10,229,711 |
| 28 |
$19,330,736 |
$7,112,703
$1,478,801 |
$10,739,232 |
| 29 |
$20,297,376 |
$7,470,360
$1,552,749 |
$11,274,267 |
| 30 |
$21,312,176 |
$7,845,836
$1,630,381 |
$11,835,959 |
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