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

• Current Assignee: Ronald Borruso
• Original Assignee: Ronald Borruso
• Inventors: Borruso, Ronald
• Primary Examiner(s): McClellan, James S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weatherford, Syvila
• Application Number:
  US14/305,516
• Time in Patent Office: 1,513 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00 Board games; Raffle games racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players A63F9/14
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A lottery game playing method includes providing a numerical deviation factor, issuing a lottery ticket to a player imprinted with groups of chance numerals including a group of primary numerals and groups of option numerals. The number of primary numerals is equal to the number of option numerals of each group of option numerals. Each option numeral of each group of option numerals is the same as a positionally corresponding one of the primary numerals, or different from the positionally corresponding one of the primary numerals by the numerical deviation factor. The method next includes receiving from a drawing result numerals positionally corresponding to and equal in number to the number of primary numerals and the number of option numerals of each of the groups of option numerals, and assigning a win to the lottery ticket if the result numerals are the same one of the groups of chance numerals.

Claims

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.

2. The method of conducting and playing a lottery game according to claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a first prize having a first value to the lottery ticket if the group of result numerals is the same as the group of primary numerals; and

assigning a second prize having a second value lesser than the first value of the first prize to the lottery ticket if the group of result numerals is the same as one of the groups of option numerals.

3. The method of conducting and playing a lottery game according to claim 2, wherein the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, the option numerals of the groups of option numerals, and the result numerals of the group of result numerals are selected from a group of numbers consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

4. The method of conducting and playing a lottery game according to claim 3, wherein the numerical deviation factor is the number 1.

5. The method of conducting and playing a lottery game according to claim 3, wherein the numerical deviation factor is the number 2.

6. The method of conducting and playing a lottery game according to claim 3, wherein the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, the option numerals of each of the groups of option numerals, and the result numerals of the group of result numerals are each at least three in number.

12. The method of conducting and playing a lottery game according to claim 1, wherein the step of inputting into the lottery computer system the group of primary numerals includes the player inputting into the lottery computer system the group of primary numerals.

7. A method of issuing a lottery ticket in advance of a lottery drawing in the playing of 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; and

the groups of chance numerals imprinted on the lottery ticket enable the player to compare each of the groups of chance numerals imprinted on the lottery ticket to a group of result numbers from the drawing 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 when the group of result numbers is received from the drawing.

8. The method of issuing a lottery ticket in advance of a lottery drawing in the playing of a lottery game according to claim 7, wherein the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, and the option numerals of the groups of option numerals are selected from a group of numbers consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

9. The method of issuing a lottery ticket in advance of a lottery drawing in the playing of a lottery game according to claim 8, wherein the numerical deviation factor is the number 1.

10. The method of issuing a lottery ticket in advance of a lottery drawing in the playing of a lottery game according to claim 8, wherein the numerical deviation factor is the number 2.

11. The method of issuing a lottery ticket in advance of a lottery drawing in the playing of a lottery game according to claim 8, wherein the primary numerals of the group of primary numerals, and the option numerals of each of the groups of option numerals are each at least three in number.

13. The method of issuing a lottery ticket in advance of a lottery drawing in the playing of a lottery game according to claim 7, wherein the step of inputting into the lottery computer system the group of primary numerals includes the player inputting into the lottery computer system the group of primary numerals.