North Dakota Lottery

NDLottery MEGA Millions Jackpot Analysis

The MEGA Millions jackpot for the draw on Tue Oct 27, 2026 is estimated to be $443 Million, with a cash option of 186.5 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 Oct 27, 2026

Draw Date	Jackpot	Cash Option
Tue Oct 27, 2026	$443,000,000	$186,500,000

Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment

Category	Amount
Cash Gross Payment	$186,500,000
Federal Tax(24%)	$44,760,000
Additional Federal Tax	$24,205,330
State Tax(2.9%)	$5,408,500
Net Lumpsum Payment	$112,126,170

Annuity Payment in 30 Installations

Year	Gross Payment	Fed/State Tax	Net Payment
1	$6,667,593	-$2,427,340 -$193,360	$4,046,893
2	$7,001,172	-$2,550,764 -$203,034	$4,247,374
3	$7,351,142	-$2,680,253 -$213,183	$4,457,706
4	$7,718,832	-$2,816,298 -$223,846	$4,678,688
5	$8,104,685	-$2,959,064 -$235,036	$4,910,585
6	$8,510,030	-$3,109,041 -$246,791	$5,154,198
7	$8,935,310	-$3,266,395 -$259,124	$5,409,791
8	$9,382,297	-$3,431,780 -$272,087	$5,678,430
9	$9,851,434	-$3,605,361 -$285,692	$5,960,381
10	$10,344,050	-$3,787,629 -$299,977	$6,256,444
11	$10,861,031	-$3,978,912 -$314,970	$6,567,149
12	$11,404,149	-$4,179,866 -$330,720	$6,893,563
13	$11,974,290	-$4,390,818 -$347,254	$7,236,218
14	$12,573,226	-$4,612,424 -$364,624	$7,596,178
15	$13,201,843	-$4,845,012 -$382,853	$7,973,978
16	$13,861,913	-$5,089,238 -$401,995	$8,370,680
17	$14,554,765	-$5,345,593 -$422,088	$8,787,084
18	$15,282,614	-$5,614,898 -$443,196	$9,224,520
19	$16,046,789	-$5,897,642 -$465,357	$9,683,790
20	$16,849,062	-$6,194,483 -$488,623	$10,165,956
21	$17,691,648	-$6,506,240 -$513,058	$10,672,350
22	$18,576,319	-$6,833,568 -$538,713	$11,204,038
23	$19,504,847	-$7,177,124 -$565,641	$11,762,082
24	$20,480,333	-$7,538,054 -$593,930	$12,348,349
25	$21,504,106	-$7,916,850 -$623,619	$12,963,637
26	$22,579,710	-$8,314,823 -$654,812	$13,610,075
27	$23,708,474	-$8,732,466 -$687,546	$14,288,462
28	$24,893,942	-$9,171,089 -$721,924	$15,000,929
29	$26,138,772	-$9,631,676 -$758,024	$15,749,072
30	$27,445,622	-$10,115,211 -$795,923	$16,534,488