Extension to a lottery game for which winning indicia are set by selections made by winners of a base lottery game
First Claim
1. A method of playing a lottery game, said method comprising the steps of:
- playing a base game and receiving a base game entry, the base game having a plurality of entrants;
electing to play a second lottery game in addition to the base game and selecting game indicia for said second game;
selecting a winning entry for the base game;
selecting a winning game indicia for the second game to be the game indicia selected for the second game on the winning base game entry;
comparing said winning game indicia to the game indicia of additional base game entrants that elected to play the second game so that winners of the second game are determined based on matches with the indicia for the second game on the winning base game entry; and
awarding prizes to winners of the base game only, the second game only, and both the base game and the second game.
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Abstract
A system and method of playing an extension game to a lottery game is disclosed. A lottery game player enters a base game and receives a base game entry, and may elect to play a second lottery game in addition to the base game, and if so, selects or has selected for them game indicia therefor. A winning entry for the base game is selected, whereupon the winning game indicia for the second game is selected to be the game indicia selected for the second game on the winning base game entry. Lottery players who won the base game receive a prize, and those lottery players who did not win the base game but that have the winning game indicia for the second game, as well as those lottery players that won the base game and have the have the winning game indicia for the second game, receive a prize.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of playing a lottery game, said method comprising the steps of:
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playing a base game and receiving a base game entry, the base game having a plurality of entrants;
electing to play a second lottery game in addition to the base game and selecting game indicia for said second game;
selecting a winning entry for the base game;
selecting a winning game indicia for the second game to be the game indicia selected for the second game on the winning base game entry;
comparing said winning game indicia to the game indicia of additional base game entrants that elected to play the second game so that winners of the second game are determined based on matches with the indicia for the second game on the winning base game entry; and
awarding prizes to winners of the base game only, the second game only, and both the base game and the second game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for playing a lottery game, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a set of game indicia for an extension game to a base game from a player;
issuing a game ticket for the base game to the player, the game ticket having the set of game indicia;
selecting a winning ticket for the base game;
assigning winning indicia for the extension game as that associated with the winning ticket for the base game; and
determining a prize for each game ticket having the said winning game indicia. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for playing an extension game to a lottery game, comprising:
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a plurality of game terminals, each terminal being capable of accepting lottery game entries from players and offering a player an opportunity to play an extension game to the lottery game; and
a lottery game server in communication with the plurality of game terminals, the lottery game server being capable of;
receiving a set of game indicia for the extension game from a player;
issuing a game ticket for the lottery game to the player, the game ticket having the set of selected game indicia;
selecting a winning ticket for the lottery game;
assigning winning indicia for the extension game as that associated with the winning ticket for the base game;
determining a prize for each game ticket having the said winning game indicia.
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15. A method for playing a combination game, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first set of game indicia for a base game from a player;
receiving a second set of game indicia for an extension game to the base game from the player;
issuing a game ticket for the base game to the player, the game ticket having the first set of game indicia, the second set of game indicia, and an automatically generated raffle number;
selecting a winning ticket based on a randomly selected raffle number;
determining an outcome for the base game;
assigning winning indicia for the second game as that associated with a winning ticket that has the selected raffle number; and
determining a prize for each game ticket having the said winning game indicia. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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