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Lottery gaming with merchandising prizes

  • US 7,118,476 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/2003
  • Issued: 10/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for enhancing a lottery game, comprising:

  • providing a lottery game that enables a selection of a first subset of symbols from a set of symbols;

    providing a player with the opportunity to win full-value prize certificates that are redeemable for merchandise;

    providing a player with the opportunity to win partial-value prize certificates, wherein the partial-value prize certificates have a value less than the full-value prize certificates, and the partial-value prize certificates are not individually redeemable for merchandise;

    receiving input from the player selecting a first subset of symbols;

    generating and displaying winning symbols, wherein the winning symbols comprise a second subset of symbols selected from the set of symbols;

    awarding monetary prizes if there is a first number of matches between the first set of symbols and the winning symbols;

    awarding full-value prize certificates if there is a second number of matches between the first set of symbols and the winning symbols, wherein the second number of matches is less than the first number of matches; and

    awarding partial-value prize certificates if there is a third number of matches between the first set of symbols and the winning symbols, wherein the third number of matches is less than the second number of matches.

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