The jackpot for the Powerball draw on Sat Mar 15, 2025, is projected to be $378 Million, with an option for a cash payout of $177.5 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 Louisiana residents, the state will deduct 4.75% from your lottery earnings.
| Louisiana Powerball Jackpot/Cash Option for Sat Mar 15, 2025 |
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| Draw Date | Sat Mar 15, 2025 | | Projected Jackpot | $378,000,000 | | Cash Value | $177,500,000 |
| Lumpsum Option Taxes and Payment |
|---|
| Cash Gross Payment | $177,500,000 | | Federal Tax(24%) | $42,600,000 | | Additional Federal Tax | $23,035,330 | | State Tax(4.75%) | $8,431,250 | | Net Lumpsum Payment | $103,433,420 |
| Annuity Payment in 30 Installations |
|---|
| Yr |
Gross Payment |
Fed/State Taxes |
Net Payment |
| 1 |
$5,689,278 |
$2,065,363
$270,241 |
$3,353,674 |
| 2 |
$5,973,912 |
$2,170,678
$283,761 |
$3,519,473 |
| 3 |
$6,272,532 |
$2,281,167
$297,945 |
$3,693,420 |
| 4 |
$6,586,272 |
$2,397,251
$312,848 |
$3,876,173 |
| 5 |
$6,915,510 |
$2,519,069
$328,487 |
$4,067,954 |
| 6 |
$7,261,380 |
$2,647,041
$344,916 |
$4,269,423 |
| 7 |
$7,624,260 |
$2,781,307
$362,152 |
$4,480,801 |
| 8 |
$8,005,662 |
$2,922,425
$380,269 |
$4,702,968 |
| 9 |
$8,405,964 |
$3,070,537
$399,283 |
$4,936,144 |
| 10 |
$8,826,300 |
$3,226,061
$419,249 |
$5,180,990 |
| 11 |
$9,267,426 |
$3,389,278
$440,203 |
$5,437,945 |
| 12 |
$9,730,854 |
$3,560,746
$462,216 |
$5,707,892 |
| 13 |
$10,217,340 |
$3,740,746
$485,324 |
$5,991,270 |
| 14 |
$10,728,396 |
$3,929,837
$509,599 |
$6,288,960 |
| 15 |
$11,264,778 |
$4,128,298
$535,077 |
$6,601,403 |
| 16 |
$11,827,998 |
$4,336,690
$561,830 |
$6,929,478 |
| 17 |
$12,419,190 |
$4,555,431
$589,912 |
$7,273,847 |
| 18 |
$13,040,244 |
$4,785,221
$619,412 |
$7,635,611 |
| 19 |
$13,692,294 |
$5,026,479
$650,384 |
$8,015,431 |
| 20 |
$14,376,852 |
$5,279,766
$682,900 |
$8,414,186 |
| 21 |
$15,095,808 |
$5,545,779
$717,051 |
$8,832,978 |
| 22 |
$15,850,674 |
$5,825,080
$752,907 |
$9,272,687 |
| 23 |
$16,642,962 |
$6,118,226
$790,541 |
$9,734,195 |
| 24 |
$17,475,318 |
$6,426,198
$830,078 |
$10,219,042 |
| 25 |
$18,348,876 |
$6,749,415
$871,572 |
$10,727,889 |
| 26 |
$19,266,660 |
$7,088,995
$915,166 |
$11,262,499 |
| 27 |
$20,229,804 |
$7,445,358
$960,916 |
$11,823,530 |
| 28 |
$21,241,332 |
$7,819,623
$1,008,963 |
$12,412,746 |
| 29 |
$22,303,512 |
$8,212,630
$1,059,417 |
$13,031,465 |
| 30 |
$23,418,612 |
$8,625,217
$1,112,384 |
$13,681,011 |
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