Patent ID: 8267764

Claim:
A gaming system for playing a wagering game, comprising: a wager input device configured to receive a wager to play the wagering game; at least one display device configured to display the wagering game; and at least one controller operatively configured to: (a) randomly generate an outcome of the wagering game; (b) randomly generate an award modifier; (c) determine if the outcome is a winning outcome; (d) determine an award associated with the outcome if the outcome is a winning outcome and award the award to a player; (e) modify the award via the award modifier to yield a modified award; (f) store the modified award in a stored award field accessible through a stored award field trigger; (g) repeat the acts of (a) through (f) through multiple instances of the wagering game to at least partially populate the stored award field with a plurality of modified awards; and (h) initiate a secondary game, in response to an occurrence of the stored award field trigger, the stored award field being accessible to the player via the secondary game, the stored award field including a secondary game picking field having a plurality of selectable elements, each modified award stored in the stored award field is associated with at least one of the plurality of selectable elements, and wherein the selection of one or more of the plurality of selectable elements yields a secondary game award.