Patent ID: 8075387
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G07C,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting a lottery game via a lottery ticket and associated lottery drawing, comprising the steps of: defining a set of indicia comprising alphanumeric characters or symbols for display on a lottery ticket; defining a pool of multiplier indicia comprising alphanumeric characters or symbols, with each character or symbol having a known multiplier value assigned thereto; allowing players to select a predetermined number of player indicia from said set of indicia; displaying the player indicia on a printed lottery ticket or virtual lottery ticket; providing players with at least one player multiplier indicia randomly selected by a lottery provider for the player from said pool of multiplier indicia at a time of purchase of the lottery ticket, wherein the frequency of random selection of the player multiplier indicia is weighted so that certain player multiplier indicia have higher probabilities of random selection than others wherein the player selects how many player multiplier indicia are provided and pays a fee for each multiplier indicia such that the player can purchase up to all available player multiplier indicia; wherein the at least one player selected multiplier indicia is assigned to the player selected indicia such that when more than one multiplier is purchased, all purchased multipliers are assigned to the player indicia as a group and purchasing all available player multiplier indicia guarantees matching a randomly selected game multiplier with one of the purchased multipliers; displaying the selected at least one player multiplier indicia on the printed lottery ticket or virtual lottery ticket; conducting a drawing where two or more game indicia from said set of indicia are randomly selected and made known to the players; as part of the drawing, randomly selecting a game multiplier indicia from said pool of multiplier indicia and making the selection known to the players; as a result of the drawing, awarding a prize to each player matching two or more of said player indicia displayed on the printed lottery ticket or virtual lottery ticket with said game indicia; and multiplying said prize by said game multiplier value for each player having player multiplier indicia displayed on the printed lottery ticket or virtual lottery ticket matching said game multiplier indicia wherein the amount of the prize is increased as a result of matching the game multiplier indicia selected during the drawing.