Patent ID: 7648417

Claim:
A gaming method comprising the step of: (a) distributing available selections for the game from at least one server to one or more potential participants via at least one device selected from the group consisting of a computer, a gaming machine and a kiosk, said device being operatively connected to said at least one server, (b) receiving at said at least one server a first selection of a contestant for a particular contest from game participants via said at least one device, (c) allowing at least a portion of said contest to be conducted after receiving said first selection of a contestant from game participants, (d) subsequently receiving at said at least one server a second selection of another contestant for said contest from game participants via said at least one device, (e) receiving an identification of a first place contestant from among the participants' first and second selections, (f) determining an actual finish position in said contest of said first and second selections from said participants; and (g) always determining at least one winning participant based only on said determining step (f).