North Dakota Lottery

NDLottery MEGA Millions Jackpot Analysis

The MEGA Millions jackpot for the draw on Tue Feb 17, 2026 is estimated to be $395 Million, with a cash option of 183.3 Million. If you win the MEGA Millions 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 North Dakota, your state will take 2.9% 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.

North Dakota MEGA Millions Jackpot/Cash Option for Tue Feb 17, 2026

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Tue Feb 17, 2026	$395,000,000	$183,300,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$183,300,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$43,992,000
Additional Federal Tax	$23,789,330
State Tax(2.9%)	$5,315,700
Net Lumpsum Payment	$110,202,970

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$5,945,145	-$2,160,034 -$172,409	$3,612,702
2	$6,242,580	-$2,270,085 -$181,035	$3,791,460
3	$6,554,630	-$2,385,543 -$190,084	$3,979,003
4	$6,882,480	-$2,506,848 -$199,592	$4,176,040
5	$7,226,525	-$2,634,145 -$209,569	$4,382,811
6	$7,587,950	-$2,767,872 -$220,051	$4,600,027
7	$7,967,150	-$2,908,176 -$231,047	$4,827,927
8	$8,365,705	-$3,055,641 -$242,605	$5,067,459
9	$8,784,010	-$3,210,414 -$254,736	$5,318,860
10	$9,223,250	-$3,372,933 -$267,474	$5,582,843
11	$9,684,215	-$3,543,490 -$280,842	$5,859,883
12	$10,168,485	-$3,722,670 -$294,886	$6,150,929
13	$10,676,850	-$3,910,765 -$309,629	$6,456,456
14	$11,210,890	-$4,108,360 -$325,116	$6,777,414
15	$11,771,395	-$4,315,747 -$341,370	$7,114,278
16	$12,359,945	-$4,533,510 -$358,438	$7,467,997
17	$12,977,725	-$4,762,089 -$376,354	$7,839,282
18	$13,626,710	-$5,002,213 -$395,175	$8,229,322
19	$14,308,085	-$5,254,322 -$414,934	$8,638,829
20	$15,023,430	-$5,518,999 -$435,679	$9,068,752
21	$15,774,720	-$5,796,977 -$457,467	$9,520,276
22	$16,563,535	-$6,088,838 -$480,343	$9,994,354
23	$17,391,455	-$6,395,169 -$504,352	$10,491,934
24	$18,261,245	-$6,716,991 -$529,576	$11,014,678
25	$19,174,090	-$7,054,744 -$556,049	$11,563,297
26	$20,133,150	-$7,409,596 -$583,861	$12,139,693
27	$21,139,610	-$7,781,986 -$613,049	$12,744,575
28	$22,196,630	-$8,173,083 -$643,702	$13,379,845
29	$23,306,580	-$8,583,765 -$675,891	$14,046,924
30	$24,471,830	-$9,014,907 -$709,683	$14,747,240