The jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has jumped to $1.8 billion, the second largest grand prize in U.S. lottery history.

The nearly $2 billion jackpot is for a single-winning ticket who choose an annuity option, paid over 30 years. Winners almost always opt for cash prizes, which would be $826.4 billion — before taxes.

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However, the windfall would significantly shrink after taxes.

Federal taxes on lottery winnings

The prize is subject to an automatic federal withholding, with the IRS levying 24% on winnings of more than $5,000.

If you choose the $826.4 billion cash option, the 24% withholding automatically reduces your prize to about $628 million, with $198.36 million going straight to Uncle Sam. Millio

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