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Lottery racing sweepstake

  • US 5,518,239 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1994
  • Issued: 05/21/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of playing a lottery game comprising the steps of:

  • a player paying a fee for a chance at winning the lottery;

    generating, when the fee is paid, random numbers which are not selected by the player and assigning the random numbers to the player;

    selecting a sporting event having a set of possible outcomes and assigning outcome numbers to the possible outcomes of the sporting event;

    observing the sporting event and determining a set of winning numbers from the outcome numbers based on the outcome of the sporting event;

    comparing the set of winning numbers to the random numbers assigned to the player; and

    paying the player a sum based on the similarity of the random numbers to the set of winning numbers.

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