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Difference Between Cash Value and Annuity

Posted November 12, 2010 – 7:52 pm in: Oz Lottery

If you win a Mega Millions jackpot, you will choose how to be paid: Cash Option or Annual Payout. Prize claim parameters vary from state to state. Contact your Mega Millions lottery for detailed information.

Annuity option: Provides annual payments over a 26-year period.

Cash option: A one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.

Choose how you want to receive your jackpot prize:

Advertised Jackpot
Annual Payout
Approx. Cash Value
$12 million
$461,538/year
$7,042,000
$25 million
$961,538/year
$14,670,000
$60 million
$2,307,692/year
$35,210,000
$137 million
$5,269,231/year
$80,396,000
$270 million
$10,384,615/year
$158,445,000
$331 million
$12,730,769/year
$194,242,000

NOTE: The cash value amounts above are estimates, subject to market and/or interest rate fluctuations.

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