Patent ID: 7641548

Claim:
A method of processing lottery ticket sales comprising the steps of: receiving, via a lottery terminal, a request to purchase at least one set of play indicia; receiving, via the lottery terminal, a request by a player to purchase at least one hidden size multiplier having a size that is not disclosed to the player until it is applied to a winning set of indicia; in which the hidden size multiplier is applied to a winning set of indicia at a predetermined magnitude if applied to a predetermined specific redemption value and in which the hidden size multiplier is applied to a winning set of indicia at a randomly selected magnitude if applied to a predetermined redemption value range; associating the play indicia with the hidden size multiplier by storing data related to the at least one set of play indicia and the hidden size multiplier; transmitting the stored data from a lottery server to at least one of a player terminal and the lottery terminal; and determining, via the lottery terminal, a price for the hidden size multiplier.