Patent ID: 8226465

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device storing instructions configured to direct the processor to: determine a set of winning numbers for a first lottery drawing; determine a set of winning numbers for a second lottery drawing; determine a group of participants in the first and second lottery drawings, the group of participants having at least two members and in which the group of participants is one of a plurality of groups; determine a first plurality of lottery entries associated with the group of participants, in which each of the first plurality of lottery entries is eligible for the first lottery drawing; determine a second plurality of lottery entries associated with the group of participants, in which each of the second plurality of lottery entries is eligible for the second lottery drawing; determine a performance score of the group of participants based on the first plurality of lottery entries associated with the group of participants, the set of winning numbers for the first lottery drawing, the second plurality of lottery entries associated with the group of participants and the set of winning numbers for the second lottery drawing; and determine an award for the group of participants based on the performance score of the group of participants, in which the award for the group of participants based on the performance score of the group of participants is different than a sum of any respective payouts associated with the first and second pluralities of lottery entries.