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Methods for conducting and playing a lottery game

  • US 10,043,349 B1
  • Filed: 06/16/2014
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of conducting and playing a lottery game, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a lottery computer system, the lottery computer system being pre-programmed before a drawing with a numerical deviation factor;

    creating different chances to win for a lottery ticket for a player before the drawing and before issuing the lottery ticket to the player including the steps of inputting into the lottery computer system a group of primary numerals and the computer system calculating groups of option numerals extrapolated from the group of primary numerals and the numerical deviation factor in response, the group of primary numerals and the groups of option numerals being groups of chance numerals for the lottery ticket;

    the computer system issuing to the player the lottery ticket imprinted with all of the groups of chance numerals;

    the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals and the option numerals of each of the groups of option numerals are equal in number and are arranged in corresponding positions, and each option numeral of each group of option numerals being one of a) the same as a positionally corresponding one of the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, and b) different from the positionally corresponding one of the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals by the numerical deviation factor, wherein the groups of chance numerals imprinted on the lottery ticket are different from one another and define the different chances to win of the lottery ticket;

    receiving from the drawing a result being a group of result numerals;

    the result numerals of the group of result numerals being equal in number to the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, and being equal in number to the option numerals of each of the groups of option numerals;

    the result numerals of the group of result numbers positionally corresponding to the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, and positionally corresponding to the option numerals of each of the groups of option numerals;

    comparing the group of result numerals to the groups of chance numerals, wherein the ticket is a winning ticket if the group of result numerals is the same as one of the groups of chance numerals;

    the groups of chance numerals imprinted on the lottery ticket enable the player to compare the group of result numbers to each of the groups of chance numerals imprinted on the lottery ticket for enabling the player to determine whether any of the groups of chance numerals imprinted on the lottery ticket is the same as the group of result numerals.

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