Patent ID: 8100749

Claim:
A system comprising: a terminal comprising: a first processor, a first storage device in communication with the first processor, the first storage device storing instructions configured to direct the first processor to: receive an identifier that identifies collectively a first set of numbers of a ticket and a second set of numbers of the ticket, in which each of the first and second sets of numbers is for a single lottery drawing, in which each of the first and second sets of numbers is initially determined, respectively, from a complete pool of lottery numbers corresponding to the single lottery drawing; determine a set of winning numbers for the single lottery drawing; determine a first primary payout for only the first set of numbers that is based on a number of matches between the first set of numbers and the set of winning numbers for the single lottery drawing; determine a second primary payout for only the second set of numbers that is based on a number of matches between the second set of numbers and the set of winning numbers for the single lottery drawing; determine a secondary payout for a combination of the full first set of numbers and the full second set of numbers that is based on a number of matches between (i) the combination of the full first set of numbers and the full second set of numbers and (ii) the set of winning numbers for the single lottery drawing; determine a total payout for the ticket that is based on the first primary payout, the second primary payout and the secondary payout for the combination of the full first set of numbers and the full second set of numbers, the secondary payout being different than a sum of the respective primary payouts; and an output device in communication with the first processor, the output device being operative to output an indication of the total payout.