Multiple pricing in a lottery based on variable ratios
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing, with a computer, a first lottery ticket price in which a plurality of first lottery ticket price lottery tickets can be purchased;
establishing, with the computer, a first known potential distribution of a prize that a player can win with a first lottery ticket price lottery ticket having a winning lottery number;
providing, with the computer, a second lottery ticket price in which a plurality of second lottery ticket price lottery tickets can be purchased, wherein the second lottery ticket price is greater than the first lottery ticket price; and
establishing, with the computer, a second known potential distribution of the prize that a player can win with a winning second lottery ticket price lottery ticket having the winning lottery number, wherein the second known potential distribution is determined so that a first association being subtracted from a second association results in a fixed non-zero value, wherein the first association equals the first distribution divided by the first lottery ticket price and the second association equals the second distribution divided by the second lottery ticket price, a sum of the first known potential distribution of the prize and the second known potential distribution of the prize being greater than the prize; and
provide a distribution of the prize to the player based on a lottery ticket price at which the player purchased a lottery ticket if a lottery ticket number corresponding to the lottery ticket equals the winning lottery ticket number.
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Abstract
A method of multiple pricing for a predetermined or progressive single jackpot in a single lottery game is disclosed. For instance, a lottery ticket purchased for one dollar can result in a ten million dollar win, a lottery ticket purchased for two dollars can result in a twenty million dollar win, a lottery ticket purchased for three dollars can result in a thirty million dollar win, etc. Further, different winnings increments can be used. For instance, the three-dollar ticket can result in a forty million dollar win to induce the purchase of higher-priced tickets. The potential distributions can be established according to a constant ratio, a variable ratio, or a combination of a constant ratio and a variable ratio. In addition, the lottery prize can also be a variable prize that progressively increases with a percentage of each ticket sold. The prizes are won from a single pool.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, with a computer, a first lottery ticket price in which a plurality of first lottery ticket price lottery tickets can be purchased; establishing, with the computer, a first known potential distribution of a prize that a player can win with a first lottery ticket price lottery ticket having a winning lottery number; providing, with the computer, a second lottery ticket price in which a plurality of second lottery ticket price lottery tickets can be purchased, wherein the second lottery ticket price is greater than the first lottery ticket price; and establishing, with the computer, a second known potential distribution of the prize that a player can win with a winning second lottery ticket price lottery ticket having the winning lottery number, wherein the second known potential distribution is determined so that a first association being subtracted from a second association results in a fixed non-zero value, wherein the first association equals the first distribution divided by the first lottery ticket price and the second association equals the second distribution divided by the second lottery ticket price, a sum of the first known potential distribution of the prize and the second known potential distribution of the prize being greater than the prize; and provide a distribution of the prize to the player based on a lottery ticket price at which the player purchased a lottery ticket if a lottery ticket number corresponding to the lottery ticket equals the winning lottery ticket number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing, with a computer, a first lottery ticket price in which a plurality of first lottery ticket price lottery tickets can be purchased; establishing, with the computer, a first known potential distribution of a prize that a player can win with a first lottery ticket price lottery ticket having a winning lottery number; providing, with the computer, a second lottery ticket price in which a plurality of second lottery ticket price lottery tickets can be purchased, wherein the second lottery ticket price is greater than the first lottery ticket price; establishing, with the computer, a second known potential distribution that a player can win with a winning second lottery ticket price lottery ticket having the a winning lottery number, wherein the second known potential distribution is determined so that a first association being subtracted from a second association results in a fixed non-zero value, wherein the first association equals the first distribution divided by the first lottery ticket price and the second association equals the second distribution divided by the second lottery ticket price, a sum of the first known potential distribution of the prize and the second known potential distribution of the prize being greater than the prize; and randomly selecting the winning lottery number; providing a first lottery ticket price intra-shared distribution of the first known potential distribution of the prize if more than one of the first lottery ticket price lottery tickets has the winning lottery number and the more than one of the first lottery ticket price lottery tickets are the only lottery tickets with the winning lottery number, wherein each of the more than one of the first lottery ticket price lottery tickets with the winning lottery number shares actual payout of the prize according to a first lottery ticket price intra-sharing distribution formula; and providing a second lottery ticket price intra-shared distribution of the second known potential distribution of the prize if more than one of the second lottery ticket price lottery tickets has the winning lottery number and the more than one of the second lottery ticket price lottery tickets are the only lottery tickets with the winning lottery number, wherein each of the more than one of the first lottery ticket price lottery tickets with the winning lottery number shares actual payout of the prize according to a second lottery ticket price intra-sharing distribution formula. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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