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Jackpot Compass v2.21

Compare the cash. Plan the payments. Understand the taxes.

Lottery payout and tax planning calculator

Game and prize

Manual prize values — live data has not been applied
Current Advertised Jackpot
Current Cash Value
Latest completed drawing:Not loaded Next scheduled drawing:Not loaded
First Net Payment
Final Net Payment
Total Net Payments
Cash Option Net
Cash % of Annuity
Break-Even Year
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Payment schedule

Year, gross payment, and net payment remain visible while scrolling on wider screens.
YearAgeGross Payment Federal TaxableEst. Federal TaxEst. State Tax Net PaymentFed. Withholding Extra Fed. ReserveEffective Tax

Results recalculate automatically after you pause typing. Entries are saved locally; the API key is saved only with permission.

Tax Settings

The most common choices stay visible. Less common planning assumptions are grouped under Advanced assumptions.

Basic settings

Advanced assumptions
Override the looked-up state rate manually

How these settings are used

These are planning estimates, not complete tax returns. Local taxes, residency credits, itemized deductions, credits, AMT, and future law changes can alter the actual result.

Official Live Prize Lookup

One free MUSL API key works for all four supported games.

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What it retrieves

Advertised annuity, cash option, latest completed drawing date, and next scheduled drawing date.

Key privacy

The key is sent through this site's Cloudflare lookup service only for the MUSL request. It is saved in your browser only when Remember key is selected. Do not share a working key.

When lookup fails

Manual values remain available. DNS, firewall, antivirus filtering, or a temporary MUSL outage can cause a timeout.