Patent ID: 7871324

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device for a play of the wagering game, to: accept a wager from a player to begin the play of the wagering game, and upon an occurrence of a triggering event in association with the wagering game: (a) cause a time countdown indicator to display a changing count of units of real time from a first predetermined number representing a first predetermined time to a second different predetermined number representing a second different predetermined time, (b) randomly generate a first award amount, (c) randomly generate a second different award amount which is providable to the player, (d) cause an award indicator to display the randomly generated first award amount changing to the randomly generated second different award amount during the display of the time countdown indicator counting from the first predetermined number to the second different predetermined number, such that the randomly generated second different award amount is displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously with a display of the second different predetermined number, wherein the first award amount and the second award amount are independent of the time countdown indicator, and (e) cause the randomly generated second different award amount to be provided to the player.