This invention generally relates to a method of conducting a lottery draw and a lottery ticket thereof, and more particularly, to a lottery game where a player may select between multiple games by choosing between a variety of indicia.
There are hangman and hangman-based games in the prior art. However, none of these games are related to a game of hangman that involves a player selecting a word followed by a random drawing of letters, the result of the game being determined by a comparison of the letters contained in the player's word to those drawn letters. Furthermore, none of the references a version of a hangman game being implemented in a lottery setting. Finally, none of the references allow a player to submit his entry for a number of drawings, providing him with the opportunity to win multiple prizes for a single entry.
Therefore, there is a need for a hangman or hangman-based game which combines all these desirable features along with other unique features to arrive at an interesting and enjoyable lottery experience for the player.
It is an object of this invention to provide a lottery ticket and method of conducting a lottery game. This invention relates to a lottery ticket and an associated method to be conducted at point-of-sale locations. A player participates in the game by selecting numbers from a variety of options, such as different areas of a lottery ticket as in one embodiment of this invention. The player may select the numbers by visibly indicating such on the lottery ticket or by providing a communicative indication to a retailer as to his or her selections. The player also selects a wager amount and the amount of times in which to enter his or her selections in a draw. There are multiple games that may be played on the lottery ticket. The selections chosen by the player determine which game the player would like to play. The retailer inputs the information into a lottery terminal and issues the player a receipt indicating the player's selections, wager and amount of draw times. The retailer or lottery authority randomly draws a group of numbers or the like to determine if a player has won. There are multiple winning categories. To win, the player's selected numbers must match at least one of the winning categories.
The invention in various aspects is embodied in a method for conducting a lottery game and an associated lottery ticket. The method includes the steps of defining a plurality of playing areas on a lottery ticket, wherein a group of numbers is on each playing area, defining at least two games on the lottery ticket playable by a player. A first game is playable by selecting a first subset of numbers from one of the playing areas and a second game is playable by selecting a second subset of numbers from each of the playing areas. Play information as provided by a player is received by the retailer or lottery authority and the play information includes the player's choice between the first game and the second game, the subsets of numbers chosen by the player and the amount of wager desired by the player. The selection of play information as provided by the player is input into a lottery terminal. A receipt is provided to the player indicating the play information and defining the winning draw from a collection of numbers. When the player plays the first game, the winning group includes three numbers. When the player plays the second game, the winning group includes nine numbers.
A lottery ticket is also provided in one aspect of this invention, which includes a first, second and third playing area, a set of selections or numbers on each of the first area, second area and third area. A first game requires the player to select a subset of numbers from the first area. The subset of numbers is less than the full set of numbers. A second game is available, in which the player selects a subset of numbers from each of the first area, the second area and the third area and the subset of numbers has less numbers than the full set of numbers. In this manner, the invention offers an interesting and enjoyable lottery experience for the player with player selections, wagers, draws and different games all selected by the player from a single ticket.
The above-mentioned and other features and advantages of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
A lottery ticket 10 is shown in
The draw selection area 26 allows the player to select the number of consecutive draws in which to enter his or her chosen selections or numbers. The draw selection area 26 includes a fourth set of numbers 28. In one embodiment, the fourth set of numbers 28 includes the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, and “multipliers,” 34 and 36, indicated similarly to the multipliers 32 from the stake selection area 24 (i.e., “×2” and “×3”). Multiple selections of numbers from the sets of numbers 18, 20, 22 may be permitted. To determine the amount of consecutive draws, the numbers and multipliers chosen by the player are multiplied together. The resulting number is the amount of consecutive draws into which the player's chosen numbers and stake will be entered. The default number of draws when no indication made is one, meaning that the numbers selected from the lottery ticket 10 are only entered in the very next game. In this specification, one draw or game means three “sub-draws,” as to be discussed later in this specification. The player, as previously discussed, may either make a communicative indication to the retailer or visibly indicate on the lottery ticket 10 as to their draw selection.
The stake selection area 24 allows the player to select the wager he or she would like to bet or the stake at which he or she would like to play. The stake selection area 24 on the lottery ticket 10 has a fifth set of numbers 30. In one embodiment, the fifth set of numbers 30 includes the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, as well as “multipliers” 32 represented by a multiplication symbol followed by a number (i.e. “×2” and “×5”). The player uses the numbers 30 and multipliers 32 on the stake selection area 24 to determine the amount he or she would like to wager on each game. The selection of multiple numbers 30 and multipliers 32 is allowed. When multiple selections are made, the numbers 30 and multipliers 32 chosen by the player are multiplied together. The resulting number is the stake which the player wishes to bet for a specific number of draws, as indicated in the draw selection area 26. The player may either make a communicative indication to the retailer or visibly indicate on the lottery ticket or play slip 10 as to the amount of the desired stake.
A player participates either by using a lottery ticket or play slip 10 to indicate his choices or by indicating his choices verbally to the retailer. “Lottery ticket” and “play slip” are used interchangeably in this specification. In one embodiment the ticket 10 includes the three playing areas, the first playing area 12, the second playing area 14, and the third playing area 16. “Playing area” and “playing board” are used interchangeably in this specification and refer to the same portion of the ticket (i.e., first playing area is identical to first playing board). Each playing board 12, 14, 16 may be triangularly shaped and contain nine numbers, one through nine. It may be possible, however, in other embodiments to have differently shaped playing boards, more selections or numbers on each playing board and/or a different set of selections or numbers than the numbers one through nine.
To play the lottery game, the player selects between playing a first game and a second game. The player plays the first game by selecting three numbers from the first board 12. To play the second game, the player selects three numbers from each of the first board 12, second board 14 and third board 16. The player also indicates an amount of consecutive times he or she would like to enter the selected numbers in the draw and the stake at which the player would like to play. The lottery ticket 10 also includes areas 24 and 26 in which the player may indicate both his or her desired amount of stake and consecutive draws. Throughout this specification, “play information” at a minimum is used and meant to refer to the selections from the playing boards which the player selects and the player's desired amount of consecutive draws and stake, among other things. The player may make indications regarding the play information by a communicative indication to the retailer, verbal or otherwise, by “filling out” the lottery ticket 10 using a writing utensil or by an electronic means.
The retailer may input the play information manually into a lottery terminal after the communicative indication from the player. Alternatively, the retailer may input the play information into a lottery terminal by scanning the lottery ticket 10 using technology well known in the art. After receiving the play information and inputting the play information, the retailer may issue a receipt 38 as seen in
The draw for the winning numbers of the game is determined by three consecutive sub-draws. In each sub-draw according to one embodiment of this invention, three numbers will be randomly chosen from a group of nine numbers. The group of nine numbers may include the numbers one through nine, but it may also include a different set of numbers or selections. Further, alternatively, the group of numbers may also include more than nine numbers. The first draw will determine the winning numbers for the first game. The numbers drawn in the first, second and the third draws will serve as the winning numbers for the second game.
If chosen in the draw, the player's selection of numbers may fit into multiple winning categories. “Winning categories” as used in this specification is meant to refer to subsets of selections chosen in the draw which meet certain characteristics, as shown in Table 1 and Table 2 below (i.e. three numbers comprising each number seven from each playing area). Table 1 is a table of winning categories for the first game with corresponding odds of and prize amount associated with meeting certain winning categories according to one embodiment. Table 2 is a table of winning categories for the second game with corresponding odds of and prize amount associated with meeting certain winning categories according to one embodiment. The prize amount is meant to indicate the number by which the chosen stake is multiplied to determine the actual winning amount by the player (i.e. if stake selection=$10 and prize amount=40, then winning amount=$400). If the player's numbers match multiple winning categories, the player may only receive the highest winning amount. The odds and prize amount are associated with the amount of numbers on each playing area and the amount of numbers selected by the user, as well as the draw procedure from the preferred embodiment. Changing any of the aforementioned characteristics of the game would change the make-up, the odds and the prize amounts of the winning categories.
From the above disclosure of the general principles of this invention and the preceding detailed description of at least one embodiment, those skilled in the art will readily comprehend the various modifications to which this invention is susceptible. Therefore, we desire to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereof.
This claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/417,914, filed Nov. 30, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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61417914 | Nov 2010 | US |