Patent ID: 8651935

Claim:
A method of facilitating the operation of a future draw wagering game with an optional instant game, comprising: receiving at a terminal a request to enter a future draw game; receiving at the terminal a set of entry numbers chosen by a player for the future draw game; offering the player an opportunity to enter an optional instant game as a supplement to the entry in the future draw game; receiving an indication that the player will participate in a play of the optional instant game; responsive to receiving the indication and to receiving the set of entry numbers, randomly generating a set of instant game outcome numbers that, when matched with the entry numbers, indicate the outcome of the instant game, said instant game outcome numbers being uniquely associated with the particular play of the instant game; displaying to the player at the terminal the player entry numbers and the instant game outcome numbers; responsive to at least one of the player entry numbers matching at least one of the instant game outcome numbers, paying a prize to the player for the instant game indicated by the matching of the player entry numbers with the instant game outcome numbers; after displaying the player entry numbers and the instant game outcome numbers, randomly generating draw numbers for the future draw game; and responsive to at least one of the player entry numbers matching at least one of the draw numbers for the future draw game, paying a prize to the player for the future draw game indicated by the matching of the player entry numbers with the draw numbers for the future draw game.