Here’s why Survivor 50 winner Aubry Bracco won’t be able to keep all of her $2 million prize

Aubry Bracco, the winner of Survivor 50 is set to get a whopping $2 million prize pot, but as it turns out she legally won’t be allowed to keep the full amount. So let’s look into the painful exact amount she;ll be looking at losing, as well as how much the previous winners have had to give away.

Unlike other countries, in the USA winnings from a game show, TV show or competition don’t count as gift and are instead treated as ordinary income. So in the eyes of the taxman, the winner of Survivor 50 will need to pay a hefty amount of tax on their $2 million winnings.

According to USA tax laws the production company must immediately withhold 24 per cent federal tax if a prize is over $5k. As a result of the prize money being so high the winner will be charged around 37 per cent federal tax on their winnings, which is an instant $740k gone.

The winner will also have to pay state tax with the percentage dependent on where they live, with some states having 0 per cent tax whilst others have eight to 13 per cent.

As Aubry Bracco won Survivor 50 she’ll get hit with one of the highest state taxes as she lives in LA, which has a 13.3 per cent state tax. As such she’ll have to pay between $180k to $265k extra. After all the deductions she’ll be left with between $1,080,000 and $995k.

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