Patent ID: 7798895

Claim:
A method for conducting a wagering game with an enhanced prize structure, comprising: defining a set of game indicia; defining a total spot entry for the game, the total spot entry corresponding to a defined number of the game indicia that is less than the total number of indicia in the set of game indicia; receiving a player spot entry that corresponds to a number “N” of the game indicia, with N being in the range of from 1 to 1 less than the total spot entry, and wherein each of the game indicia in the player spot entry is unique and not duplicated; randomly generating a supplemental spot entry for the player from the same set of game indicia, the supplemental spot entry having a number of the game indicia corresponding to the total spot entry minus N, wherein each of the game indicia in the supplemental spot entry is unique and is not duplicated in the supplemental spot entry or the player spot entry; randomly drawing a subset of indicia from the set of game indicia, wherein the number of indicia in the randomly drawn subset is greater than the total spot entry for the game, and wherein each indicia in the drawn subset is unique and not duplicated; comparing the game indicia of the drawn subset to the game indicia of the player spot entry to determine if a prize award is due based on the level of correspondence between the game indicia of the player spot entry and the game indicia of the drawn subset; defining a combined spot entry that corresponds to a combination of the indicia in the player spot entry and the game indicia in the supplemental spot entry such that the number of game indicia in the combined spot entry corresponds to the total spot entry, and comparing the game indicia in the combined spot entry to the game indicia of the drawn subset to determine if a second prize award is due based on the level of correspondence between the game indicia of the combined spot entry and the game indicia of the drawn subset.