Instant result lottery system and method
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1. A method of playing a lottery, comprising:
- printing two or more sets of numbers on a ticket, each set of numbers being randomly-selected by a random number generator program executed by a computer terminal, each set of numbers forming a row on the ticket and ascending in numerical quantity across the row, each number in each set of numbers being arranged in a column with a number in another set of numbers; and
determining that the ticket is a winning ticket if a column includes a predetermined number of identical numbers.
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Abstract
A method executed by a system for playing a lottery includes printing two or more sets of numbers on a ticket. Each set of numbers is randomly-selected by a random number generator program executed by a computer terminal. Each set of numbers forms a row on the ticket and ascends in numerical quantity across the row. Each number in each set of numbers is arranged in a column with a number in another set of numbers. The method further includes determining that the ticket is a winning ticket if a column includes a predetermined number of identical numbers.
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1. A method of playing a lottery, comprising:
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printing two or more sets of numbers on a ticket, each set of numbers being randomly-selected by a random number generator program executed by a computer terminal, each set of numbers forming a row on the ticket and ascending in numerical quantity across the row, each number in each set of numbers being arranged in a column with a number in another set of numbers; and
determining that the ticket is a winning ticket if a column includes a predetermined number of identical numbers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lottery system, comprising:
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a computer terminal executing a random number generator program that randomly generates two or more sets of numbers for a player, the computer terminal further configured to print the two or more sets of numbers on a ticket, where each set of numbers forms a row and ascends in numerical quantity across the row, and each number in each set of numbers is arranged in a column with a number in another set of numbers; and
a server connected to the computer terminal and configured to register the two or more sets of numbers that are printed on the ticket, and to determine whether a column on the ticket includes a predetermined number of identical numbers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of playing a lottery, comprising:
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selecting, with a random number generator program executed by a computer terminal, two or more sets of numbers ascending in numerical quantity;
printing the two or more sets of numbers on a ticket, each set of numbers forming a row on the ticket and ascending in numerical quantity across the row, each number in each set of numbers being arranged in a column with a number in another set of numbers;
determining whether a column in the ticket includes a predetermined number of identical numbers; and
designating the ticket as a winning ticket if a column in the ticket includes the predetermined number of identical numbers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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