Patent ID: 8241113

Claim:
A method for playing a secondary game in association with a primary wagering game on a gaming machine have at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one processor, the method comprising: activating, via the processor, the secondary game on the gaming machine upon the occurrence of a predefined triggering event in the primary wagering game, the secondary game including a first marker and a second marker disposed a plurality of spaces away from a finish line on the display device of the gaming machine; randomly generating a plurality of symbols on the gaming machine during play of the secondary game including at least one first bonus symbol and at least one second bonus symbol, wherein the first bonus symbol is associated with the first marker and the second bonus symbol is associated with the second marker; advancing the first marker one space closer to the finish line displayed on the display device for each occurrence of the first bonus symbol during play of the secondary game; advancing the second marker one space closer to the finish line displayed on the display device for each occurrence of the second bonus symbol during play of the secondary game; associating a first progressive award with the first marker and a second progressive award with the second marker; and awarding the first progressive award if the first marker advances across the plurality of spaces and reaches the finish line first and awarding the second progressive award if the second marker advances across the plurality of spaces and reaches the finish line first.