Patent ID: 7909691

Claim:
A method for operating a gaming device configured to generate the winning combination of numbers in a lottery game, comprising: storing a plurality of number combination entries by a plurality of players at a plurality of locations, said method further comprising: causing at least one display device to present said plurality of players with a template comprised of a plurality of sections, each said section containing a distinct set of possible selections, said plurality of players picking one selection in each section, such that each of said templates becomes an instance of a number combination entry; causing at least one controller to send said plurality of said number combination entries from said plurality of locations to a central processor; receiving said plurality of number combination entries from said plurality of locations at said central processor; operating upon said received plurality of said number combination entries within said central processor to determine a winning number combination, said determination comprising: in at least one section the winning selection being the selection that was chosen the least by the plurality of players from among all possible selections for this section; in the remaining sections the winning selection being generated by a traditional random drawing; forming the winning number combination by concatenating said winning selections from each of said sections; recording said winning number combination in historical data files; and outputting said winning number combination.