Patent ID: 8133120

Claim:
A wagering game system, comprising: a plurality of wagering game terminals, each wagering game terminal conducting a wagering game in which an outcome is randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes; and a network to which said wagering game terminals are connected, said network initiating a special-event game on eligible ones of said wagering game terminals upon occurrence of a special-event outcome; wherein said special-event game allows a player at one of said eligible wagering game terminals to take turns playing with at least one other player at another eligible wagering game terminal to win, during each turn, a portion of a same special-event jackpot, said player competing against said at least one other player for portions of said same special-event jackpot, said portions of said same special-event jackpot being awarded during said corresponding turns, and wherein said special-event game provides an additional reward to at least one of said players based on a turnover at said respective wagering game terminal.