The jackpot for the MEGA Millions draw on Fri Sep 19, 2025, is projected to be $423 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $196.5 Million. Should you be the lucky winner of the MEGA Millions 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 West Virginia residents, the state will deduct 6.5% from your lottery earnings.
| West Virginia MEGA Millions Jackpot/Cash Option for Fri Sep 19, 2025 |
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| Draw Date | Fri Sep 19, 2025 | | Projected Jackpot | $423,000,000 | | Cash Value | $196,500,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
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| Cash Gross Payment | $196,500,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $47,160,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $25,505,330 | | State Tax(6.5%) | $12,772,500 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $111,062,170 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
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| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$6,366,573 |
$2,315,962
$413,827 |
$3,636,784 |
| 2 |
$6,685,092 |
$2,433,814
$434,531 |
$3,816,747 |
| 3 |
$7,019,262 |
$2,557,457
$456,252 |
$4,005,553 |
| 4 |
$7,370,352 |
$2,687,361
$479,073 |
$4,203,918 |
| 5 |
$7,738,785 |
$2,823,681
$503,021 |
$4,412,083 |
| 6 |
$8,125,830 |
$2,966,887
$528,179 |
$4,630,764 |
| 7 |
$8,531,910 |
$3,117,137
$554,574 |
$4,860,199 |
| 8 |
$8,958,717 |
$3,275,056
$582,317 |
$5,101,344 |
| 9 |
$9,406,674 |
$3,440,800
$611,434 |
$5,354,440 |
| 10 |
$9,877,050 |
$3,614,839
$642,008 |
$5,620,203 |
| 11 |
$10,370,691 |
$3,797,486
$674,095 |
$5,899,110 |
| 12 |
$10,889,289 |
$3,989,367
$707,804 |
$6,192,118 |
| 13 |
$11,433,690 |
$4,190,796
$743,190 |
$6,499,704 |
| 14 |
$12,005,586 |
$4,402,397
$780,363 |
$6,822,826 |
| 15 |
$12,605,823 |
$4,624,485
$819,378 |
$7,161,960 |
| 16 |
$13,236,093 |
$4,857,685
$860,346 |
$7,518,062 |
| 17 |
$13,897,665 |
$5,102,466
$903,348 |
$7,891,851 |
| 18 |
$14,592,654 |
$5,359,612
$948,523 |
$8,284,519 |
| 19 |
$15,322,329 |
$5,629,592
$995,951 |
$8,696,786 |
| 20 |
$16,088,382 |
$5,913,032
$1,045,745 |
$9,129,605 |
| 21 |
$16,892,928 |
$6,210,714
$1,098,040 |
$9,584,174 |
| 22 |
$17,737,659 |
$6,523,264
$1,152,948 |
$10,061,447 |
| 23 |
$18,624,267 |
$6,851,309
$1,210,577 |
$10,562,381 |
| 24 |
$19,555,713 |
$7,195,944
$1,271,121 |
$11,088,648 |
| 25 |
$20,533,266 |
$7,557,639
$1,334,662 |
$11,640,965 |
| 26 |
$21,560,310 |
$7,937,645
$1,401,420 |
$12,221,245 |
| 27 |
$22,638,114 |
$8,336,433
$1,471,477 |
$12,830,204 |
| 28 |
$23,770,062 |
$8,755,253
$1,545,054 |
$13,469,755 |
| 29 |
$24,958,692 |
$9,195,046
$1,622,315 |
$14,141,331 |
| 30 |
$26,206,542 |
$9,656,751
$1,703,425 |
$14,846,366 |
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