Accumulation variation of lottery-style games of chance
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1. A method of conducting a lottery-style game of chance comprising the steps of:
- having a player select a first set of numbers constituting an entry;
randomly generating a plurality of second sets of numbers;
calculating an accumulation number for said entry by comparing it with a defined number of said plurality of second sets of numbers;
awarding said player a prize if said accumulation number for said entry is higher than a qualifying threshold.
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Abstract
A variation of a lottery-type game of chance where each drawing is not only a stand-alone event, but each entry is also valid for a defined number of accumulation rounds. The numbers selected for the entry are then compared to a predefined number of consecutive drawings. The total number of matches (or “hits”) during all of these accumulation rounds is used to determine if the entry is a winner. This variation can be conducted alongside the standard lottery-type game without interference and entries can begin and end their accumulation period at different times during the duration of the game.
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1. A method of conducting a lottery-style game of chance comprising the steps of:
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having a player select a first set of numbers constituting an entry;
randomly generating a plurality of second sets of numbers;
calculating an accumulation number for said entry by comparing it with a defined number of said plurality of second sets of numbers;
awarding said player a prize if said accumulation number for said entry is higher than a qualifying threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. A method of conducting a lottery-style game of chance comprising the steps of:
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having players each select a first set of numbers of a fixed length constituting an entry;
randomly generating a plurality of second sets of numbers of said fixed length;
calculating an accumulation number for each said entry by adding up the number of matches between said first set of numbers and a defined number of said plurality of second sets of numbers;
awarding a prize if said accumulation number for said entry is higher than a qualifying threshold;
awarding a second prize after a first defined interval to at least one of said players whose entry has the highest accumulation number during said first defined interval;
awarding a third prize after a second defined interval to at least one of said players whose entry has the highest accumulation number during said second defined interval.
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19. A method of conducting a lottery-style game of chance comprising the steps of:
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having players each select a first set of numbers constituting an entry that is of a length selected from an allowed range;
randomly generating a plurality of second sets of numbers of a predefined length;
calculating an accumulation number for each entry that is a ratio between the total number of matches between said first set of numbers and a defined number of said plurality of second sets of numbers and said length of said first set of numbers;
awarding a prize if said accumulation number for said entry is higher than a qualifying threshold;
awarding a second prize after a first defined interval to at least one of said players whose entry has the highest accumulation number during said first defined interval;
awarding a third prize after a second defined interval to at least one of said players whose entry has the highest accumulation number during said second defined interval. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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