Patent ID: 6616143
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A method of conducting a lottery based game in the presence of a viewing audience, said method comprising:a) randomly selecting a predetermined number of contestants from a plurality of lottery participants, b) determining a predetermined number of panel members and locating the contestants and the panel members at a common site observable by the viewing audience, c) choosing an active contestant on a random basis from the predetermined number of contestants, d) disposing the active contestant in a predetermined location at the common site which allows concurrent observation by the viewing audience of the active contestant and at least some of the panel members, e) offering a plurality of questions to be answered successively wherein a next successive question to the active contestant is offered only when a first or previous question has been correctly answered, f) randomly selecting one of the panel members to answer a currently offered question and crediting the active contestant with a predetermined award when a correct answer is provided, g) subsequently choosing at least some of the contestants as a next active contestant, h) choosing a predetermined number of succeeding active contestants and offering each a plurality of questions, i) continuing to offer each of the successive active contestants a question as long as correct answers are provided by randomly chosen panel members, and j) awarding a grand prize to the active contestant who is credited with the most correct answers.