Patent ID: 8231453

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one gaming device, said at least one gaming device including at least one input device; at least one display device associated with said at least one gaming device; and at least one controller configured to operate with said at least one gaming device and said at least one display device to: (a) maintain a progressive award associated with a first designated score; (b) cause a wager to be placed; (c) if a point modification event occurs during a play of a skill-based game, determine a quantity of points to form a score for a player; (d) if the formed score for the player has not reached said first designated score, modify said first designated score based on a designated criteria; and (e) if the formed score for the player has at least reached said first designated score: (i) set the formed score for the player as a second designated score; (ii) determine and provide to the player a quantity of opportunities to win said progressive award, wherein the quantity of provided opportunities is based, at least in part, on a margin by which the formed score for the player is different than said first designated score; (iii) for each of said quantity of opportunities, randomly determine whether to provide the progressive award to the player; (iv) if the determination is not to provide the progressive award to the player, reset the formed score for the player; and (v) if the determination is to provide the progressive award to the player: (A) provide the player the progressive award; (B) reset the progressive award to a reset value; and (C) reset the formed score for the player.