Instant lottery game ticket and method of playing same
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1. A lottery game comprised of a series of tickets adapted for individual vending, each ticket comprising:
- (a) a ticket having a first side and a second side,(b) first and second game sections on the ticket having a removable seal over said section,(c) at least one instruction section on the ticket,(d) said first game section having obscured under the seal a symbol composite or game the value of which as a win is designated in the instruction section, and(e) the second game section having obscured under the seal a designation of a bonus win the awarding of which is dependent upon the result of play in said first game section,(f) wherein at least one of the game sections will always contain a winning designation.
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Abstract
An instant lottery ticket game wherein a scratch-off material is removed from a first playing area of the ticket, and if three or more like kind outcome indicia are revealed, the ticket is a winner; however, if three or more like kind outcome indicia are not revealed in the first playing area, a scratch-off covering material is removed from a second playing area to reveal a “Bonus” prize award, so that every ticket is a winning ticket.
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1. A lottery game comprised of a series of tickets adapted for individual vending, each ticket comprising:
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(a) a ticket having a first side and a second side, (b) first and second game sections on the ticket having a removable seal over said section, (c) at least one instruction section on the ticket, (d) said first game section having obscured under the seal a symbol composite or game the value of which as a win is designated in the instruction section, and (e) the second game section having obscured under the seal a designation of a bonus win the awarding of which is dependent upon the result of play in said first game section, (f) wherein at least one of the game sections will always contain a winning designation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of playing an instant lottery ticket game wherein a payout is payable to the holder of every ticket comprising:
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(a) obtaining a lottery ticket having a first playing area with a series of scratch-off type locations under which related indicia are visible upon removing an opaque covering plus a second playing area having a scratch-off type location which may obscure a notification of a bonus payment due to the holder of the card, (b) removing the scratch-off coating from the first playing area of the card and matching the indicia revealed to determine if any combinations are present which are indicated in a separate list of winning combinations as entitling the ticket holder to a winning payment, (c) cashing in the ticket for any prize or payment indicated in the listing of values, (d) if no winning combination of indicia is revealed by removing the scratch-off coating from the first playing area location in accordance with the list of winning combinations, removing the scratch-off coating from the second playing area to determine a bonus prize hidden thereunder, (e) collecting the bonus indicated in the second playing section.
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- 10. A method of playing an instant lottery game in accordance with claim 9 wherein if a designated number of like kind outcome indicia are revealed in said first playing area, the ticket is a winning ticket and the payout to be awarded is determined by comparing the combination of outcome indicia to a payout table.
- 11. A method of playing an instant lottery game in accordance with claim 9 wherein said game is simulative of a dice game and includes depictions of a plurality of die faces in the first playing area and if three or more like kind die faces are revealed in the first playing area the ticket is a winning ticket.
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15. An instant lottery ticket game comprising:
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(a) a series of instant lottery tickets, each ticket having two sides, (b) one side of each ticket containing a first scratch-off coating section and a second scratch-off coating section, (c) the first scratch-off section having under a scratch-off coating a plurality of related designations, (d) the second scratch-off section having under a scratch-off coating an indication of a bonus payment, (e) the opposite side bearing a list of winning combinations which may appear in the first section, and (f) accompanying instructions for playing the instant lottery game to determine a guaranteed winnings. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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