Patent ID: 7654895

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, comprising: making a first wager to initiate play of the wagering game; randomly selecting a first plurality of symbols to form a first array; each of the first plurality of symbols positioned in a column and row in the first array; displaying the first array; determining if the first array has a first winning outcome; making a second wager to be eligible for an award based on a second array; randomly selecting a second plurality of symbols; adding the second plurality of symbols between at least some of the first plurality of symbols in the first array to form the second array, the second array including the second plurality of symbols and the first plurality of symbols in the first array without replacing any of the first plurality of symbols, each of the first plurality of symbols remaining in either the respective column or row in the first array; displaying the second array; determining if the second array has a second winning outcome; and awarding an award for any winning outcome.