Arkansas Lottery

ARLottery Powerball Jackpot Analysis

The Powerball jackpot for the draw on Mon Aug 4, 2025 is estimated to be $426 Million, with a cash option of 193.5 Million. If you win the Powerball jackpot, the IRS will withhold 24% of your prize money upfront, and you may owe up to an additional 13% in federal taxes when the tax is due. Additionally, if you are a resident of Arkansas, your state will take 4.9% of your lottery winnings.

Please note that the calculation of the Powerball jackpot prizes and taxes below is based on FEDERAL INCOME TAX BRACKETS FOR 2023.

Arkansas Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Mon Aug 4, 2025

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Mon Aug 4, 2025	$426,000,000	$193,500,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$193,500,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$46,440,000
Additional Federal Tax	$25,115,330
State Tax(4.9%)	$9,481,500
Net Lumpsum Payment	$112,463,170

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$6,411,726	-$2,332,669 -$314,175	$3,764,882
2	$6,732,504	-$2,451,357 -$329,893	$3,951,254
3	$7,069,044	-$2,575,877 -$346,383	$4,146,784
4	$7,422,624	-$2,706,701 -$363,709	$4,352,214
5	$7,793,670	-$2,843,988 -$381,890	$4,567,792
6	$8,183,460	-$2,988,211 -$400,990	$4,794,259
7	$8,592,420	-$3,139,526 -$421,029	$5,031,865
8	$9,022,254	-$3,298,564 -$442,090	$5,281,600
9	$9,473,388	-$3,465,484 -$464,196	$5,543,708
10	$9,947,100	-$3,640,757 -$487,408	$5,818,935
11	$10,444,242	-$3,824,700 -$511,768	$6,107,774
12	$10,966,518	-$4,017,942 -$537,359	$6,411,217
13	$11,514,780	-$4,220,799 -$564,224	$6,729,757
14	$12,090,732	-$4,433,901 -$592,446	$7,064,385
15	$12,695,226	-$4,657,564 -$622,066	$7,415,596
16	$13,329,966	-$4,892,418 -$653,168	$7,784,380
17	$13,996,230	-$5,138,935 -$685,815	$8,171,480
18	$14,696,148	-$5,397,905 -$720,111	$8,578,132
19	$15,430,998	-$5,669,800 -$756,119	$9,005,079
20	$16,202,484	-$5,955,249 -$793,922	$9,453,313
21	$17,012,736	-$6,255,043 -$833,624	$9,924,069
22	$17,863,458	-$6,569,810 -$875,309	$10,418,339
23	$18,756,354	-$6,900,181 -$919,061	$10,937,112
24	$19,694,406	-$7,247,261 -$965,026	$11,482,119
25	$20,678,892	-$7,611,520 -$1,013,266	$12,054,106
26	$21,713,220	-$7,994,222 -$1,063,948	$12,655,050
27	$22,798,668	-$8,395,838 -$1,117,135	$13,285,695
28	$23,938,644	-$8,817,629 -$1,172,994	$13,948,021
29	$25,135,704	-$9,260,541 -$1,231,649	$14,643,514
30	$26,392,404	-$9,725,520 -$1,293,228	$15,373,656