That’s because some states don’t tax lottery winnings. The amount of tax a winner will have to pay will depend on factors including the payout option that the winner chooses and the applicable state tax rate. One of those tax bills will be from the federal government and, depending on where a winner lives, another could come from the state. In either case, while billions of dollars (as in the case of the most recent winning $1.765 billion jackpot) is a bunch of money and $774.1 million (the cash value of that jackpot) is a huge lump sum, any lucky lottery winner will also be looking at significant tax bills. Most lottery winners choose the lump sum payout.
If anyone wins the Powerball or another lottery prize, they can choose to receive the payout in one of two ways.
