Patent ID: 8408994

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one controller; and a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine including at least one gaming machine processor, at least one input device, at least one display device, and at least one memory device, said plurality of gaming machines and the at least one controller configured to operate to: (a) display an indication of a plurality of different progressive award values, each of the progressive award values associated with a greater than zero probability of being provided if said progressive award value is selected, and each of the progressive award values associated with a separate, supplemental award value; and (b) after an occurrence of a random event: (i) enable a player to select one of the progressive award values, (ii) determine whether to provide the selected progressive award value to the player, (iii) if the determination is to provide the selected progressive award value to the player, provide the selected progressive award value to the player, and (iv) if the determination is not to provide the selected progressive award value to the player, add the supplemental award value associated with the selected progressive award value to the selected progressive award value.