Patent ID: 8277302

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least one input device; at least one display device; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) enable a player to place a wager to play a wagering game; (b) determine if a secondary game triggering event randomly occurs; and (c) if the secondary game triggering event randomly occurs, display a play of a secondary game and for the play of the secondary game: (i) randomly determine a player number based, at least in part, on a first criterion, said player number determined regardless of any amount of the wager placed to play the wagering game and the first criterion being associated with the player prior to the play of the secondary game, (ii) determine a match number based on a second criterion, said match number determined regardless of any amount of the wager placed to play the wagering game, and said second criterion being different than the first criterion, (iii) determine if the match number meets a different, third criterion with respect to the player number, and (iv) provide a benefit if the match number meets the third criterion with respect to the player number.