Patent ID: 8333650

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the method comprising: receiving, using a wager input device operatively associated with the gaming system, a wager input to play the wagering game; displaying, via at least one display device, a plurality of symbols arranged in an array with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the displayed array of symbols being indicative of a first outcome of the wagering game; using a processor, evaluating the first outcome for winning combinations of symbols and awarding awards associated with any such winning combinations; using the processor, upon the occurrence of a triggering event, promoting every occurrence of at least one symbol anywhere in the array of symbols to a next higher level symbol in accordance with a pay table of the wagering game to display a revised first outcome; and using the processor, evaluating the revised first outcome for winning combinations of symbols and awarding awards associated with any such winning combinations.