LOTTERY GAME WITH A PLURALITY OF JACKPOTS

Description

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BACKGROUND

The embodiments of the present invention satisfy the needs of having a lottery game that gives greater control over the odds and payout structures while increasing the appeal of a game for the casual gambler.

Information relevant to attempts to address these problems can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,186,463; 6,017,032; 6,386,975; 6,712,695; 6,887,152; 6,935,948; 7,347,776; 7,351,142; 7,442,122; 7,635,304; and 7,662,038; which are not admitted to be prior art with respect to the present invention by its mention in this Background Section. However, it is desirable to have a better device than is disclosed in the references.

Numerous types of lottery games exist. In the most common lotto-type lottery, the players chooses without replacement a plurality of numbers from a range of numbers. A common lotto-type lottery game is a lotto 6/49 or 6-from-49 based on a pari-mutuel share, where the numbers range from 1 to 49, and the pari-mutuel share is a calculation in which the total monies allocated to a prize category are divided by the total number of winners in that category. In the Instant Game-type lottery, the player purchases a scratch card, on which one or more areas covered by a substance that cannot be seen through but that can be scratched off. The player then scratches off the substance to reveal whether he won a prize.

The odds of winning a lottery are similarly calculated for several games. In a game in which a player picks n from N regular numbers, and picks 1 from M bonus ball numbers, the probability h of correctly selecting some of the winning numbers is calculated using the following equation:

h = ( n x )  ( N - n n - x ) ( N n )  regular   numbers · ( M - ( M - 1 ) m ) M  megaball   numbers

The odds of winning a single combination are then found by taking the inverse of the probability, 1/h. The overall odds of winning any combination are found by adding all the individual probabilities and taking the inverse.

The present invention, which I call Rollover (or “Rollover n,” where n can either refer to the number of jackpots or first prizes, or to the number of winners allowed per jackpot), has a positive and significant effect on the odds. It is designed to give greater control over the odds and payout structures while increasing the appeal of a game for the casual gambler. In a single Rollover Game, a plurality of sets of winning numbers are drawn, against which a player then compares his numbers to see if he's won. This increases the numbers of “attempts” afforded by a single ticket as well as changing the odds in the gambler's favor. The present invention does not need to be a lotto-type lottery, but if it is a lotto-type lottery game, then the odds can be calculated as follows:

h j = ( j 1 ) · h 1 · ( 1 - h ) j - 1 h j = j · ( ( n x )  ( N - n n - x ) ( N n )  ( M - ( M - 1 ) m ) M ) · ( 1 - ( ( n x )  ( N - n n - x ) ( N n )  ( M - ( M - 1 ) m ) M ) ) j - 1

where a player picks n from N regular numbers, picks 1 from M bonus ball numbers, such that the h is the probability of correctly selecting x winning regular numbers and m bonus ball numbers. Again, the odds of winning a single combination are then found by taking the inverse of the probability, 1/h. The overall odds of winning any combination are found by adding all the individual probabilities and taking the inverse. For a straight pick game where there is no bonus ball pick, the equation simplifies to:

h j = j · ( ( n x )  ( N - n n - x ) ( N n ) ) · ( 1 - ( ( n x )  ( N - n n - x ) ( N n ) ) ) j - 1

Besides controlling the odds of winning and the number of chances to win per ticket, the payouts are certainly of concern as well, both for the player and for the state. Since it is not common knowledge exactly how the payout structures are currently determined, to illustrate how a Rollover Game works the next two examples use the standard prize values and divide them by the number of rollover jackpots.

Consider a Mega Millions® Game with a Grand Jackpot of $150 million dollars. In this game, players pick 5-from-59 and 1-from-46 (Table 1).

	TABLE 1
	Original Game	Rollover 3	Rollover 10

	Chose Correct	Prize	Approx.	Prize	Approx.	Prize	Approx.
Score	Bonus Ball?	Money	Odds	Money	Odds	Money	Odds

5	Yes	$150 m	230,293,756	$50 m	76,764,586	$15 m	23,029,377
5	No	$200,000	5,117,639	$65,000	1,705,880	$20,000	511,765
4	Yes	$10,000	852,940	$3,000	284,314	$1,000	85,295
4	No	$100	18,954	$30	6,319	$10	1,896
3	Yes	$100	16,093	$30	5,365	$10	1,610
3	No	$7	358	$2	120
2	Yes	$7	928	$2	310
1	Yes	$4	146
0	Yes	$3	73

Overall Odds		41		28		86
Ways to Win		9		7 × 3 = 21		5 × 10 = 50

The left columns indicate the correctly chosen regular and bonus ball numbers, and the overall odds of winning any of the prizes is shown at the bottom. The columns with the heading “Original Game” show the Prize values and approximate odds if the game is played as it currently is, with one jackpot. There are 9 ways to win per ticket (i.e., match all 5 numbers and the bonus ball, match all 5 numbers but not the bonus ball, etc.). When the number of jackpots is increased to 3, i.e., “Rollover 3,” the odds of winning each combination get better, it turns out by the same factor as the number of jackpots used. For the purpose of comparison, the prize amounts have been reduced by the same factor. Some of the winning combinations have been removed since some of the new prize amounts fall below a minimum threshold value of $2 (established for practical reasons), leaving 7 ways to win. Taking the 7 remaining winning combinations times the number of chances to match against winning numbers (3) the player now has not 9 but 21 chances to win. When the jackpot count is increased to 10 (“Rollover 10”), these effects are even greater. Odds improve even further for each combination, and some winning combinations are lost as they fall below the $2 threshold, but there are now 50 chances to win. The examples of 3 and 10 jackpots are only examples. It is possible to pick any number of jackpots, and any threshold amount, and get a spectrum of these kinds of results.

If desired, payout structure can still include all 9 original prizes, in this case by reducing the threshold to $1. Rollover Jackpots increase overall odds of winning a prize if the same prizes are offered (Table 2).

	TABLE 2
	Chose
	Correct	Original Game	Rollover 3

	Bonus	Prize	Approx.	Prize	Approx.
Score	Ball?	Money	Odds	Money	Odds

5	Yes	$150m	230,293,756	$50m	76,764,586
5	No	$200,000	5,117,639	$65,000	1,705,880
4	Yes	$10,000	852,940	$3,000	284,314
4	No	$100	18,954	$30	6,319
3	Yes	$100	16,093	$30	5,365
3	No	$7	358	$3	120
2	Yes	$7	928	$3	310
1	Yes	$4	146	$2	49
0	Yes	$3	73	$1	25

Overall Odds		41		28
Ways to Win		9		9 × 3 = 27

Consider a straight pick game with a $150,000 grand jackpot, in which the player chooses 5 numbers from 1 to 37. With 3 (“Rollover 3”) and 5 (“Rollover 5”) jackpots the odds for any winning combination improve, some of which can be eliminated due to the decrease in payout value below the threshold, and the number of chances to win are increased (Table 3).

	TABLE 3
	Original Game	Rollover 3	Rollover 5

	Prize	Approx.	Prize	Approx.	Prize	Approx.
Score	Money	Odds	Money	Odds	Money	Odds

5	$150,000	435,897	$50 m	145,300	$15 m	87,180
5	$200	2,724	$65,000	909	$20,000	546
4	$5	88	$3,000	30	$1,000	18
4	$1	9	$30		$10
Overall		8		10		4
Odds
Ways to		4		3 × 3 = 9		3 × 5 = 15
Win

It is also possible to add a factor of safety (“safety factor”) to the game. In some lottery games, it is possible that a large jackpot win in the first week or two of play will deplete the game fund or cause it to go into the red. This can be avoided by subtracting an appropriate percentage from the original jackpot and keeping it in reserve. The reserve is subtracted from the revenues on an ongoing basis and accumulated. In one embodiment the reserve is maintained at a fixed percentage (e.g., 40%) of the jackpot. In another embodiment, the reserve is determined as a percentage of the first week's jackpot (e.g., 40%), and that absolute number is collected again each week until the jackpot is won and the game is reset (e.g., week 1 reserve=$23,600; week 2 reserve=2×$23,600; week 3 reserve=3×$23,600; etc.). Tables 4a-g shows examples with $1, $2, $5 and $10 tickets, for a few different factors of safety, in a 5-from-37 game with a single win and a single jackpot, for Rollover 2 and 5. Similar examples can be generated for other Rollover games, e.g., Rollover 10. Note that more than one person can have any particular given winning number.

TABLE 4a
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$283,800	$118,000	$0.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$118,000	435897.0	0.7	$118,000.00
4	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$187,273.98

	% of Sales to Date	66%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 2

5	$118,000	217,948.75	1.3	$118,000.00
4	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	$3.00	44.19	6,421.9	$19,265.64
	Totals	42.80	6,631.49	$158,096.10

	% of Sales to Date	56%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$40,096.10
	% w/o Jackpot	14%
	Rollover 5

5	$118,000	87,179.80	3.3	$118,000.00
4	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	$1.00	17.98	15,783.3	$15,783.27
	Totals	17.40	16,307.00	$154,602.26

	% of Sales to Date	54%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$36,602.26
$1 ticket
No factor of safety (1.0)
Lowest prize level removed to keep % payout low when Jackpot is hit

TABLE 4b
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$283,800	$118,000	$11,800.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$106,200	435897.0	0.7	$106,200.00
4	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$175,473.98

	% of Sales to Date	62%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 2

5	$106,200	217,948.75	1.3	$106,200.00
4	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	$3.00	44.19	6,421.9	$19,265.64
	Totals	42.80	6,631.49	$146,296.10

	% of Sales to Date	52%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$40,096.10
	% w/o Jackpot	14%
	Rollover 5

5	$106,200	87,179.80	3.3	$106,200.00
4	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	$1.00	17.98	15,783.3	$15,783.27
	Totals	17.40	16,307.00	$142,802.26

	% of Sales to Date	50%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$36,602.26
$1 ticket
Factor of safety 1.10
Reserve amount is 10% of Jackpot
% payout is lower than FS = 1.0

TABLE 4c
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$283,800	$118,000	$29,500.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$88,500	435897.0	0.7	$88,500.00
4	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$157,773.98

	% of Sales to Date	56%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 2

5	$88,500	217,948.75	1.3	$88,500.00
4	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	$3.00	44.19	6,421.9	$19,265.64
	Totals	42.80	6,631.49	$128,596.10

	% of Sales to Date	45%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$40,096.10
	% w/o Jackpot	14%
	Rollover 5

5	$88,500	87,179.80	3.3	$88,500.00
4	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	$1.00	17.98	15,783.3	$15,783.27
	Totals	17.40	16,307.00	$125,102.26

	% of Sales to Date	44%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$36,602.26
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	$88,500	43,590.15	6.5	$88,500.00
4	$20	272.89	1,040.0	$20,799.90
3	$1.00	9.25	30,688.8	$30,688.76
$1 ticket
Factor of safety 1.25
Reserve amount is 25% of Jackpot
% payout is lower than FS = 1.10

TABLE 4d
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$567,600	$118,000	$11,800.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$106,200	435897.0	0.7	$106,200.00
4	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$175,473.98

	% of Sales to Date	31%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	9%
	Rollover 2

5	$106,200	217,948.75	1.3	$106,200.00
4	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	$2	44.19	6,421.9	$12,843.76
2	$1	4.66	60,911.7	$60,911.68
	Totals	4.20	67,543.17	$200,785.90

	% of Sales to Date	35%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$94,585.90
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 5

5	$106,200	87,179.80	3.3	$106,200.00
4	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	$2	17.98	15,783.3	$31,566.53
2	$1	2.21	128,668.6	$128,668.62
	Totals	1.96	144,975.61	$287,254.14

	% of Sales to Date	51%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$181,054.14
	% w/o Jackpot	32%
$2 ticket
Factor of safety 1.10
Reserve amount is 10% of Jackpot
% payout is improved over $1 ticket
Some lower prize levels can remain because of increased revenue

TABLE 4e
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$567,600	$118,000	$11,800.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$106,200	435897.0	0.7	$106,200.00
4	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$175,473.98

	% of Sales to Date	31%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	9%
	Rollover 2

5	$106,200	217,948.75	1.3	$106,200.00
4	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	$2	44.19	6,421.9	$12,843.76
2	$1	4.66	60,911.7	$60,911.68
	Totals	4.20	67,543.17	$200,785.90

	% of Sales to Date	35%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$94,585.90
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 5

5	$106,200	87,179.80	3.3	$106,200.00
4	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	$2	17.98	15,783.3	$31,566.53
2	$1	2.21	128,668.6	$128,668.62
	Totals	1.96	144,975.61	$287,254.14

	% of Sales to Date	51%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$181,054.14
	% w/o Jackpot	32%
$2 ticket
Factor of safety 1.10
Reserve amount is 10% of Jackpot
% payout is improved over $1 ticket
Some lower prize levels can remain because of increased revenue

TABLE 4f
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$1,419,000	$236,000	$23,600.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$212,400	435897.0	0.7	$212,400.00
4	$500	2724.4	104.2	$52,085.70
3	$10	87.9	3,229.3	$32,293.13
2	$2	8.8	32,293.1	$64,586.27
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$361,365.10

	% of Sales to Date	25%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$148,965.10
	% w/o Jackpot	7%
	Rollover 2

5	$212,400	217,948.75	1.3	$212,400.00
4	$250	1,362.43	208.3	$52,076.14
3	$5	44.19	6,421.9	$32,109.40
2	$1	4.66	60,911.7	$60,911.68
	Totals	4.20	67,543.17	$357,497.23

	% of Sales to Date	25%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$145,097.23
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 5

5	$212,400	87,179.80	3.3	$212,400.00
4	$100	545.27	520.5	$52,047.48
3	$2	17.98	15,783.3	$31,566.53
2	$1	2.21	128,668.6	$128,668.62
	Totals	1.96	144,975.61	$424,682.62

	% of Sales to Date	30%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$212,282.62
	% w/o Jackpot	15%
$5 ticket
Factor of safety 1.10
Reserve amount is 10% of Jackpot
% payout is improved over $2 ticket
Jackpot and other prizes can be increased
All prize levels are offered

TABLE 4g
	Participation	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	283,800	$2,838,000	$708,000	$70,800.00

Score	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	$637,200	435897.0	0.7	$637,200.00
4	$1,000	2724.4	104.2	$104,171.40
3	$50	87.9	3,229.3	$161,465.67
2	$5	8.8	32,293.1	$161,465.67
	Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$1,064,302.73

	% of Sales to Date	38%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$427,102.73
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 2

5	$637,200	217,948.75	1.3	$637,200.00
4	$500	1,362.43	208.3	$104,152.28
3	$25	44.19	6,421.9	$160,547.02
2	$3	4.66	60,911.7	$152,279.21
	Totals	4.20	67,543.17	$1,054,178.51

	% of Sales to Date	37%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$416,978.51
	% w/o Jackpot	15%
	Rollover 5

5	$637,200	87,179.80	3.3	$637,200.00
4	$200	545.27	520.5	$104,094.95
3	$10	17.98	15,783.3	$157,832.66
2	$1	2.21	128,668.6	$128,668.62
	Totals	1.96	144,975.61	$1,027,796.23

	% of Sales to Date	36%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$390,596.23
	% w/o Jackpot	14%
$10 ticket
Factor of safety 1.10
Reserve amount is 10% of Jackpot
% payout is improved over $5 ticket
Jackpot and other prizes can be increased
All prize levels are offered

Safety factors are not restricted to or limited to Rollover games. They can be used in any lottery game. For example, in a typical 5-from-37 game without a reserve, the percentage of the total payout if the jackpot is hit in the original game starts at 73% in the first week, and decreases to 63% if the jackpot is hit in the 4^th week. With a safety factor of 40%, the percentage of the total payout if the jackpot is hit in the original game starts at 54% in the first week, and decreases to 47% if the jackpot is hit in the 4^th week. If the same safety factors (0% and 40%) are applied to Rollover 5 (one win per ticket) without a reserve, the percentage of the total payout if the jackpot is hit in the original game starts at % in the first week, and decreases to % if the jackpot is hit in the 4^th week. With a safety factor of 40%, the percentage of the total payout if the jackpot is hit in the original game starts at 42% in the first week, and decreases to 51% if the jackpot is hit in the 4^th week. Examples of a 5-from-37 lottery (“Original Game”), and Rollover 2, 3, 5 and 10, for safety factors of 0% (Reserve=0) and one win per ticket, are shown in Table 5a-e. Examples of a 5-from-37 lottery (“Original Game”), and Rollover 2, 3, 5 and 10, for safety factors of 40% (Reserve 0) are shown in Table 6a-e. Examples of a 5-from-37 lottery (“Original Game”), and Rollover 2, 3, 5 and 10, for safety factors of 0% (Reserve=0) and ten prize levels with up to two wins per ticket, are shown in Table 7a-e. Examples of a 5-from-37 lottery (“Original Game”), and Rollover 2, 3, 5 and 10, for safety factors of 40% (Reserve 0) and ten prize levels with up to two wins per ticket, are shown in Table 8a-f; only the top jackpot is reduced by the factor of safety, such that lower prize levels are unaffected. The ‘Comb’ column (stands for combinations; also shown as a “#” column heading) indicates how many ways to win (1 or 2). Some prize levels were increased to raise appeal of prizes and ensure prize amounts were commensurate with odds of winning. Not all possible winning combinations are used in this example, as certain odds of winning are astronomically small. As above, more than one person can have any particular given winning number. The best results are achieved by keeping the safety factor below 60%.

TABLE 5a
Summary

						% of
	Weekly	Sales	Jackpot	Reserve	Payout	Sales
Week	Sales	TD	TD	TD	w/JP	TD

Original Game

1	$120,737	$120,737	$59,000	$0	$88,471	73%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$118,000	$0	$187,274	66%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$192,000	$0	$311,871	64%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$292,000	$0	$477,952	63%

Rollover 2

1	$120,737	$120,737	$59,000	$0	$70,594	58%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$118,000	$0	$145,252	51%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$192,000	$0	$239,157	49%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$292,000	$0	$365,153	48%

Rollover 3

1	$120,737	$120,737	$59,000	$0	$71,935	60%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$118,000	$0	$148,405	52%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$192,000	$0	$244,612	50%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$292,000	$0	$373,615	49%

Rollover 5

1	$120,737	$120,737	$59,000	$0	$74,572	62%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$118,000	$0	$154,602	54%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$192,000	$0	$255,336	52%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$292,000	$0	$390,251	51%

Rollover 10

1	$120,737	$120,737	$59,000	$0	$80,905	67%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$118,000	$0	$169,489	60%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$192,000	$0	$281,096	57%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$292,000	$0	$430,211	56%

TABLE 5b
Week 1

	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	$120,737	$59,000	$0.00

	Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

Original	5	0.000002	$59,000	435897.0	0.3	$59,000.00
Game	4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	44.3	$8,863.53
	3	0.011379	$5	87.9	1,373.8	$6,869.23
	2	0.113788	$1	8.8	13,738.5	$13,738.46
			Totals	8.0	15,156.9	$88,471.22

	% of Sales to Date	73%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$29,471.22
	% w/o Jackpot	24%
	Rollover 2

# Big	5	0.000005	$59,000	217,948.75	0.6	$59,000.00
Jackpots	4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	88.6	$8,861.90
1	3	0.022628	$1	44.19	2,732.1	$2,732.06
			Totals	42.80	2,821.23	$70,593.96

	% of Sales to Date	58%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$11,593.96
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

# Big	5	0.000007	$59,000	145,299.33	0.8	$59,000.00
Jackpots	4	0.001101	$67	908.45	132.9	$8,860.27
1	3	0.033750	$1	29.63	4,074.8	$4,074.82
			Totals	28.69	4,208.55	$71,935.09

	% of Sales to Date	60%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$12,935.09
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

# Big	5	0.000011	$59,000	87,179.80	1.4	$59,000.00
Jackpots	4	0.001834	$40	545.27	221.4	$8,857.02
1	3	0.055614	$1	17.98	6,714.7	$6,714.67
			Totals	17.40	6,937.48	$74,571.69

	% of Sales to Date	62%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$15,571.69
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

# Big	5	0.000023	$59,000	43,590.15	2.8	$59,000.00
Jackpots	4	0.003665	$20	272.89	442.4	$8,848.90
1	3	0.108135	$1	9.25	13,055.9	$13,055.92
			Totals	8.94	13,501.13	$80,904.81

	% of Sales to Date	67%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$21,904.81
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 5c
Week 2

Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
$283,800	$118,000	$0.00

Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	0.000002	$118,000	435897.0	0.7	$118,000.00
4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	0.011379	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	0.113788	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
		Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$187,273.98

	% of Sales to Date	66%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 2

5	0.000005	$118,000	217,948.75	1.3	$118,000.00
4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	0.022628	$1	44.19	6,421.9	$6,421.88
		Totals	42.80	6,631.49	$145,252.34

	% of Sales to Date	51%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$27,252.34
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

5	0.000007	$118,000	145,299.33	2.0	$118,000.00
4	0.001101	$67	908.45	312.4	$20,826.63
3	0.033750	$1	29.63	9,578.1	$9,578.12
		Totals	28.69	9,892.47	$148,404.75

	% of Sales to Date	52%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$30,404.75
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

5	0.000011	$118,000	87,179.80	3.3	$118,000.00
4	0.001834	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	0.055614	$1	17.98	15,783.3	$15,783.27
		Totals	17.40	16,307.00	$154,602.26

	% of Sales to Date	54%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$36,602.26
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	0.000023	$118,000	43,590.15	6.5	$118,000.00
4	0.003665	$20	272.89	1,040.0	$20,799.90
3	0.108135	$1	9.25	30,688.8	$30,688.76
		Totals	8.94	31,735.27	$169,488.66

	% of Sales to Date	60%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$51,488.66
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 5d
Week 3

Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
$491,086	$192,000	$0.00

Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	0.000002	$192,000	435897.0	1.1	$192,000.00
4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	180.3	$36,051.53
3	0.011379	$5	87.9	5,588.0	$27,939.93
2	0.113788	$1	8.8	55,879.9	$55,879.87
		Totals	8.0	61,649.2	$311,871.32

	% of Sales to Date	64%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$119,871.32
	% w/o Jackpot	24%
	Rollover 2

5	0.000005	$192,000	217,948.75	2.3	$192,000.00
4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	360.4	$36,044.91
3	0.022628	$1	44.19	11,112.4	$11,112.39
		Totals	42.80	11,475.09	$239,157.30

	% of Sales to Date	49%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$47,157.30
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

5	0.000007	$192,000	145,299.33	3.4	$192,000.00
4	0.001101	$67	908.45	540.6	$36,038.29
3	0.033750	$1	29.63	16,573.9	$16,573.93
		Totals	28.69	17,117.88	$244,612.22

	% of Sales to Date	50%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$52,612.22
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

5	0.000011	$192,000	87,179.80	5.6	$192,000.00
4	0.001834	$40	545.27	900.6	$36,025.07
3	0.055614	$1	17.98	27,311.3	$27,311.28
		Totals	17.40	28,217.54	$255,336.35

	% of Sales to Date	52%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$63,336.35
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	0.000023	$192,000	43,590.15	11.3	$192,000.00
4	0.003665	$20	272.89	1,799.6	$35,992.04
3	0.108135	$1	9.25	53,103.7	$53,103.67
		Totals	8.94	54,914.54	$281,095.70

	% of Sales to Date	57%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$89,095.70
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 5e
Week 4

Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
$761,804	$292,000	$0.00

Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	0.000002	$292,000	435897.0	1.7	$292,000.00
4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	279.6	$55,925.43
3	0.011379	$5	87.9	8,668.4	$43,342.21
2	0.113788	$1	8.8	86,684.4	$86,684.42
		Totals	8.0	95,634.2	$477,952.06

	% of Sales to Date	63%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$185,952.06
	% w/o Jackpot	24%
	Rollover 2

5	0.000005	$292,000	217,948.75	3.5	$292,000.00
4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	559.2	$55,915.17
3	0.022628	$1	44.19	17,238.2	$17,238.25
		Totals	42.80	17,800.89	$365,153.42

	% of Sales to Date	48%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$73,153.42
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

5	0.000007	$292,000	145,299.33	5.2	$292,000.00
4	0.001101	$67	908.45	838.6	$55,904.91
3	0.033750	$1	29.63	25,710.5	$25,710.54
		Totals	28.69	26,554.35	$373,615.44

	% of Sales to Date	49%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$81,615.44
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

5	0.000011	$292,000	87,179.80	8.7	$292,000.00
4	0.001834	$40	545.27	1,397.1	$55,884.39
3	0.055614	$1	17.98	42,367.0	$42,367.00
		Totals	17.40	43,772.85	$390,251.39

	% of Sales to Date	51%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$98,251.39
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	0.000023	$292,000	43,590.15	17.5	$292,000.00
4	0.003665	$20	272.89	2,791.7	$55,833.15
3	0.108135	$1	9.25	82,377.8	$82,377.80
		Totals	8.94	85,186.94	$430,210.95

	% of Sales to Date	56%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$138,210.95
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 6a
Summary

						% of
	Weekly	Sales	Jackpot	Reserve	Payout	Sales
Week	Sales	TD	TD	TD	w/JP	TD

Original Game

1	$120,737	$120,737	$35,400	$23,600	$64,871	54%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$70,800	$47,200	$140,074	49%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$115,200	$76,800	$235,071	48%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$175,200	$116,800	$361,152	47%

Rollover 2

1	$120,737	$120,737	$35,400	$23,600	$46,994	39%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$70,800	$47,200	$98,052	35%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$115,200	$76,800	$162,357	33%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$175,200	$116,800	$248,353	33%

Rollover 3

1	$120,737	$120,737	$35,400	$23,600	$48,335	40%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$70,800	$47,200	$101,205	36%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$115,200	$76,800	$167,812	34%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$175,200	$116,800	$256,815	34%

Rollover 5

1	$120,737	$120,737	$35,400	$23,600	$50,972	42%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$70,800	$47,200	$107,402	38%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$115,200	$76,800	$178,536	36%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$175,200	$116,800	$273,451	36%

Rollover 10

1	$120,737	$120,737	$35,400	$23,600	$57,305	47%
2	$163,063	$283,800	$70,800	$47,200	$122,289	43%
3	$207,286	$491,086	$115,200	$76,800	$204,296	42%
4	$270,718	$761,804	$175,200	$116,800	$313,411	41%

TABLE 6b
Week 1

	Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
	$120,737	$59,000	$23,600.00

	Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

Original	5	0.000002	$35,400	435897.0	0.3	$35,400.00
Game	4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	44.3	$8,863.53
	3	0.011379	$5	87.9	1,373.8	$6,869.23
	2	0.113788	$1	8.8	13,738.5	$13,738.46
			Totals	8.0	15,156.9	$64,871.22

	% of Sales to Date	54%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$29,471.22
	% w/o Jackpot	24%
	Rollover 2

# Big	5	0.000005	$35,400	217,948.75	0.6	$35,400.00
Jackpots	4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	88.6	$8,861.90
1	3	0.022628	$1	44.19	2,732.1	$2,732.06
			Totals	42.80	2,821.23	$46,993.96

	% of Sales to Date	39%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$11,593.96
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

# Big	5	0.000007	$35,400	145,299.33	0.8	$35,400.00
Jackpots	4	0.001101	$67	908.45	132.9	$8,860.27
1	3	0.033750	$1	29.63	4,074.8	$4,074.82
			Totals	28.69	4,208.55	$48,335.09

	% of Sales to Date	40%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$12,935.09
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

# Big	5	0.000011	$35,400	87,179.80	1.4	$35,400.00
Jackpots	4	0.001834	$40	545.27	221.4	$8,857.02
1	3	0.055614	$1	17.98	6,714.7	$6,714.67
			Totals	17.40	6,937.48	$50,971.69

	% of Sales to Date	42%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$15,571.69
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

# Big	5	0.000023	$35,400	43,590.15	2.8	$35,400.00
Jackpots	4	0.003665	$20	272.89	442.4	$8,848.90
1	3	0.108135	$1	9.25	13,055.9	$13,055.92
			Totals	8.94	13,501.13	$57,304.81

	% of Sales to Date	47%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$21,904.81
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 6c
Week 2

Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
$283,800	$118,000	$47,200.00

Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	0.000002	$70,800	435897.0	0.7	$70,800.00
4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	104.2	$20,834.28
3	0.011379	$5	87.9	3,229.3	$16,146.57
2	0.113788	$1	8.8	32,293.1	$32,293.13
		Totals	8.0	35,627.3	$140,073.98

	% of Sales to Date	49%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$69,273.98
	% w/o Jackpot	17%
	Rollover 2

5	0.000005	$70,800	217,948.75	1.3	$70,800.00
4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	208.3	$20,830.46
3	0.022628	$1	44.19	6,421.9	$6,421.88
		Totals	42.80	6,631.49	$98,052.34

	% of Sales to Date	35%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$27,252.34
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

5	0.000007	$70,800	145,299.33	2.0	$70,800.00
4	0.001101	$67	908.45	312.4	$20,826.63
3	0.033750	$1	29.63	9,578.1	$9,578.12
		Totals	28.69	9,892.47	$101,204.75

	% of Sales to Date	36%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$30,404.75
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

5	0.000011	$70,800	87,179.80	3.3	$70,800.00
4	0.001834	$40	545.27	520.5	$20,818.99
3	0.055614	$1	17.98	15,783.3	$15,783.27
		Totals	17.40	16,307.00	$107,402.26

	% of Sales to Date	38%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$36,602.26
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	0.000023	$70,800	43,590.15	6.5	$70,800.00
4	0.003665	$20	272.89	1,040.0	$20,799.90
3	0.108135	$1	9.25	30,688.8	$30,688.76
		Totals	8.94	31,735.27	$122,288.66

	% of Sales to Date	43%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$51,488.66
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 6d
Week 3

Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
$491,086	$192,000	$76,800.00

Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	0.000002	$115,200	435897.0	1.1	$115,200.00
4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	180.3	$36,051.53
3	0.011379	$5	87.9	5,588.0	$27,939.93
2	0.113788	$1	8.8	55,879.9	$55,879.87
		Totals	8.0	61,649.2	$235,071.32

	% of Sales to Date	48%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$119,871.32
	% w/o Jackpot	24%
	Rollover 2

5	0.000005	$115,200	217,948.75	2.3	$115,200.00
4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	360.4	$36,044.91
3	0.022628	$1	44.19	11,112.4	$11,112.39
		Totals	42.80	11,475.09	$162,357.30

	% of Sales to Date	33%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$47,157.30
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

5	0.000007	$115,200	145,299.33	3.4	$115,200.00
4	0.001101	$67	908.45	540.6	$36,038.29
3	0.033750	$1	29.63	16,573.9	$16,573.93
		Totals	28.69	17,117.88	$167,812.22

	% of Sales to Date	34%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$52,612.22
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

5	0.000011	$115,200	87,179.80	5.6	$115,200.00
4	0.001834	$40	545.27	900.6	$36,025.07
3	0.055614	$1	17.98	27,311.3	$27,311.28
		Totals	17.40	28,217.54	$178,536.35

	% of Sales to Date	36%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$63,336.35
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	0.000023	$115,200	43,590.15	11.3	$115,200.00
4	0.003665	$20	272.89	1,799.6	$35,992.04
3	0.108135	$1	9.25	53,103.7	$53,103.67
		Totals	8.94	54,914.54	$204,295.70

	% of Sales to Date	42%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$89,095.70
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 6e
Week 4

Sales to Date	Orig JP	Reserve
$761,804	$292,000	$116,800.00

Score	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout

Original Game

5	0.000002	$175,200	435897.0	1.7	$175,200.00
4	0.000367	$200	2724.4	279.6	$55,925.43
3	0.011379	$5	87.9	8,668.4	$43,342.21
2	0.113788	$1	8.8	86,684.4	$86,684.42
		Totals	8.0	95,634.2	$361,152.06

	% of Sales to Date	47%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$185,952.06
	% w/o Jackpot	24%
	Rollover 2

5	0.000005	$175,200	217,948.75	3.5	$175,200.00
4	0.000734	$100	1,362.43	559.2	$55,915.17
3	0.022628	$1	44.19	17,238.2	$17,238.25
		Totals	42.80	17,800.89	$248,353.42

	% of Sales to Date	33%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$73,153.42
	% w/o Jackpot	10%
	Rollover 3

5	0.000007	$175,200	145,299.33	5.2	$175,200.00
4	0.001101	$67	908.45	838.6	$55,904.91
3	0.033750	$1	29.63	25,710.5	$25,710.54
		Totals	28.69	26,554.35	$256,815.44

	% of Sales to Date	34%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$81,615.44
	% w/o Jackpot	11%
	Rollover 5

5	0.000011	$175,200	87,179.80	8.7	$175,200.00
4	0.001834	$40	545.27	1,397.1	$55,884.39
3	0.055614	$1	17.98	42,367.0	$42,367.00
		Totals	17.40	43,772.85	$273,451.39

	% of Sales to Date	36%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$98,251.39
	% w/o Jackpot	13%
	Rollover 10

5	0.000023	$175,200	43,590.15	17.5	$175,200.00
4	0.003665	$20	272.89	2,791.7	$55,833.15
3	0.108135	$1	9.25	82,377.8	$82,377.80
		Totals	8.94	85,186.94	$313,410.95

	% of Sales to Date	41%
	Total w/o Jackpot	$138,210.95
	% w/o Jackpot	18%

TABLE 7a
Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$120,737	$59,000	$0.00

Rollover 2

#	Score A	Score B	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
2	4	2	0.000042	$500	23,942.31	10.09	$5,042.83
1	3	3	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	15.63	$1,172.46
2	4	1	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	36.56	$2,742.04
2	4	0	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	40.95	$3,071.08
2	3	2	0.001295	$4	772.33	312.66	$1,250.62
2	3	1	0.004694	$3	213.06	1,133.38	$3,400.13
2	3	0	0.005257	$3	190.23	1,269.38	$3,808.14
1	2	2	0.012948	$2	77.23	1,563.28	$3,126.55
2	2	1	0.046936	$1	21.31	11,333.76	$11,333.76
2	2	0	0.052568	$1	19.02	12,693.81	$12,693.81
				Totals	8.05	120,737.00	$86,944.91
						% of Sales to Date	72%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$57,444.91
						% w/o Jackpot	48%

TABLE 7b
Week 1

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$120,737	$59,000	$0.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$59,000	943,539.42	0.26	$59,000.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	1.01	$1,008.57
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	10.09	$1,008.57
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	15.63	$1,172.46
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	36.56	$2,742.04
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	40.95	$3,071.08
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	312.66	$625.31
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	1,133.38	$1,133.38
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	1,269.38	$1,269.38
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	12,693.81	$12,693.81
				Totals	7.78	15,513.71	$83,724.59
						% of Sales to Date	69%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$24,724.59
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 7c
Week 2

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$283,800	$118,000	$0.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$118,000	943,539.42	0.60	$118,000.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	2.37	$2,370.70
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	23.71	$2,370.70
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	36.75	$2,755.94
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	85.94	$6,445.34
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	96.25	$7,218.78
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	734.92	$1,469.83
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	2,664.07	$2,664.07
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	2,983.76	$2,983.76
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	29,837.61	$29,837.61
				Totals	7.78	36,465.97	$176,116.72
						% of Sales to Date	62%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$58,116.72
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 7d
Week 3

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$491,086	$192,000	$0.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$192,000	943,539.42	1.04	$192,000.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	4.10	$4,102.24
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	41.02	$4,102.24
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	63.58	$4,768.86
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	148.71	$11,152.97
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	166.55	$12,491.33
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	1,271.70	$2,543.39
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	4,609.90	$4,609.90
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	5,163.08	$5,163.08
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	51,630.84	$51,630.84
				Totals	7.78	63,100.52	$292,564.86
						% of Sales to Date	60%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$100,564.86
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 7e
Week 4

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$761,804	$292,000	$0.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$292,000	943,539.42	1.61	$292,000.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	6.36	$6,363.66
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	63.64	$6,363.66
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	98.64	$7,397.76
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	230.68	$17,301.21
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	258.36	$19,377.35
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	1,972.74	$3,945.47
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	7,151.17	$7,151.17
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	8,009.31	$8,009.31
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	80,093.06	$80,093.06
				Totals	7.78	97,885.56	$448,002.64
						% of Sales to Date	59%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$156,002.64
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 8a
Week 1

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$120,737	$59,000	$23,600.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$35,400	943,539.42	0.26	$35,400.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	1.01	$1,008.57
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	10.09	$1,008.57
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	15.63	$1,172.46
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	36.56	$2,742.04
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	40.95	$3,071.08
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	312.66	$625.31
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	1,133.38	$1,133.38
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	1,269.38	$1,269.38
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	12,693.81	$12,693.81
				Totals	7.78	15,513.71	$60,124.59
						% of Sales to Date	50%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$24,724.59
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 8b
Week 2

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$283,800	$118,000	$47,200.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$70,800	943,539.42	0.60	$70,800.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	2.37	$2,370.70
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	23.71	$2,370.70
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	36.75	$2,755.94
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	85.94	$6,445.34
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	96.25	$7,218.78
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	734.92	$1,469.83
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	2,664.07	$2,664.07
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	2,983.76	$2,983.76
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	29,837.61	$29,837.61
				Totals	7.78	36,465.97	$128,916.72
						% of Sales to Date	45%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$58,116.72
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 8c
Week 3

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$491,086	$192,000	$76,800.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$115,200	943,539.42	1.04	$115,200.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	4.10	$4,102.24
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	41.02	$4,102.24
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	63.58	$4,768.86
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	148.71	$11,152.97
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	166.55	$12,491.33
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	1,271.70	$2,543.39
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	4,609.90	$4,609.90
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	5,163.08	$5,163.08
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	51,630.84	$51,630.84
				Totals	7.78	63,100.52	$215,764.86
						% of Sales to Date	44%
						Total w/o Jackpot	$100,564.86
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

TABLE 8d
Week 4

Sales TD	Top Prize	Reserve
$761,804	$292,000	$116,800.00

Rollover 2

Score A	Score B	Comb	Prob	Prize	Odds	Winners	Payout
5	0	2	0.000001	$175,200	943,539.42	1.61	$175,200.00
4	3	2	0.000004	$1,000	239,423.13	6.36	$6,363.66
4	2	2	0.000042	$100	23,942.31	63.64	$6,363.66
3	3	1	0.000129	$75	7,723.33	98.64	$7,397.76
4	1	2	0.000151	$75	6,604.78	230.68	$17,301.21
4	0	2	0.000170	$75	5,897.12	258.36	$19,377.35
3	2	2	0.001295	$2	772.33	1,972.74	$3,945.47
3	1	2	0.004694	$1	213.06	7,151.17	$7,151.17
3	0	2	0.005257	$1	190.23	8,009.31	$8,009.31
2	0	2	0.052568	$1	19.02	80,093.06	$80,093.06
				Totals	7.78	97,885.56	$331,202.64
						% of Sales to Date	43%
						Total w/o ackpot	$156,002.64
						% w/o Jackpot	20%

SUMMARY

The embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and/or system and/or apparatus that satisfies the needs set out in the Background section.

The embodiments of the present invention comprise a method of operating a lottery game, in which one ticket buys a chance to win a plurality of jackpots. In one embodiment, a game has a plurality of equal jackpots, and the same lottery number can win more than one of them. In one embodiment, a game has a plurality of equal jackpots, and the same lottery number can win only one of them. In one embodiment, a game has a plurality of unequal jackpots, and the same lottery number can win more than one of them.

The present invention also comprises embodiments in which each jackpot comprises one or more secondary prizes, i.e., second prize, third prize, etc. In one embodiment, a game has a plurality of equal jackpots, each jackpot comprises a plurality of prizes, and the same lottery number can win more than one prize. This embodiment can be further subdivided into cases in which a player can win multiple times but only within the same jackpot (e.g., first prize, third prize, and fourth prize); or the case in which a player can win multiple times but only once per jackpot (e.g., first jackpot second prize, second jackpot fifth prize, third jackpot first prize). These games can also be played with unequal jackpots. It is also possible to play a game wherein the jackpots are either equal or unequal, each jackpot comprises a plurality of prizes, but the player can win only once (Table 9).

TABLE 9
	Plurality of
	jackpots are	Each jackpot	Multiple
	equal or	has or does not	wins are al-
	unequal to	have secondary	lowed or are
Claim	each other	prize(s)	not allowed

1*	Equal	No secondary	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed
2*	Equal	No secondary	No multiple
		prize(s)	wins allowed
3*	Equal	Secondary	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed
4	Equal	Secondary	Multiple wins	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed	only within the
				same jackpot
5	Equal	Secondary	Multiple wins	Only one win
		prize(s)	are allowed	per jackpot
6*	Equal	Secondary	No multiple
		prize(s)	wins allowed
7*	Unequal	No secondary	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed
8*	Unequal	Secondary	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed
9	Unequal	Secondary	Multiple wins	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed	only within the
				same jackpot
10	Unequal	Secondary	Multiple wins	Only one win
		prize(s)	are allowed	per jackpot
11*	Unequal	Secondary	No multiple
		prize(s)	wins allowed
*indicates independent claim.

The present invention also comprises embodiments in which there is only one jackpot but it is divided on a pari-mutuel share into a plurality of first prizes and in some cases associated secondary prizes (Table 10). A first prize and its associated secondary prize(s) is a first prize system.

TABLE 10
	Plurality of
	first prizes	Each first prize	Multiple
	are equal or	has or does not	wins are al-
	unequal to	have secondary	lowed or are
Claim	each other	prize(s)	not allowed

12*	Equal	No secondary	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed
13*	Equal	No secondary	No multiple
		prize(s)	wins allowed
14*	Equal	Secondary	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed
15	Equal	Secondary	Multiple wins	Multiple wins
		prize(s)	are allowed	only within
				the same first
				prize system
16	Equal	Secondary	Multiple wins	Only one win
		prize(s)	are allowed	per first
				prize system
17*	Equal	Secondary	No multiple
		prize(s)	wins allowed
*indicates independent claim.

The present invention can also be implemented through scratch cards. In one embodiment of the present invention, the ticket is a scratch card on which the number or combination of numbers are preprinted and concealed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the total payout is specified for example at 10% of the total revenues from the ticket sales. Ten jackpots are specified for this particular game, so that each jackpot will be populated with one percent (10%/ten jackpots) of the total revenues from the ticket sales. There may be one winner or multiple winners per jackpot, depending on how many players picked the winning numbers. If $10,000,000 in fees are collected, then $1,000,000 in prize money will be distributed over 10 jackpots, wherein each jackpot is worth $1,000,000. Suppose the game uses a pari-mutuel share, where a pari-mutuel share is a calculation where the total monies allocated to a prize category are divided by the total number of winners in that category. Then if two people picked the winning numbers for a given jackpot, each winner receives $1,000,000/2.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lottery game is a lotto 6/49 or 6-from-49 based on a pari-mutuel share. The invention in fact can be implemented using any combination of n-from-m where n<m.

The game may or may not utilize a bonus ball. If a bonus ball is used, the lottery game can be a 5-from-59 with a 1-from-39 bonus ball. It can also be a 5-from-55 1-from-42, 5-from-53 a-from-42. Again, the invention in fact can be implemented using any combination of n-from-m p-from-q, where n<m and p<q.

SOME ADVANTAGES OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

In the embodiments of the present invention, all other things equal a winning player will not win as big a prize had there been only one jackpot, but his chances of winning a prize are increased. For example, in one embodiment he has a chance of winning from ten $100,000 jackpots instead of one $1,000,000 jackpot.

As discussed above, the game gives greater control over the odds and payout structures while increasing the appeal of a game for the casual gambler.

These and other advantages will become apparent as the embodiments of the invention are used.

DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the embodiments of the device and/or methods will become better understood with reference to the following description, appended claim and accompanying drawings where:

FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of one embodiment of the method.

DESCRIPTION

Definitions

An n-from-m lotto-type lottery game is a game in which n numbers are drawn without replacement from a pool of m numbers. A 6-from-49 lotto-type game is a game in which 6 numbers are drawn from a pool of 49 numbers. An of n-from-m p-from-q lotto-type lottery game is a game in which n numbers are drawn without replacement from a pool of m numbers, and p numbers are drawn without replacement from a pool of q numbers. A 5-from-59 1-from-46 lotto-type game is a game in which 5 numbers are drawn from a pool of 59 numbers and 1 number is drawn from a pool of 46 numbers.

When a ticket is associated with a number or combination of numbers, it means for example that the number or combination of numbers are printed on the ticket, or magnetically encoded, or other ways well known in the art.

A second chance sweepstake is a lottery in which the lottery tickets are non-winning scratch cards.

A prize is an amount of money. Secondary prize means second prize, third prize, fourth prize, etc., where the amount of money in first prize is greater than the amount of money in second prize, the amount of money in second prize is greater than the amount of money in third prize, etc. When a lottery game has a jackpot and one or more secondary prizes, the jackpot is divided into the first prize, second prize, third prize, etc., and the second prize, third prize etc. are the associated secondary prizes. A first prize system is a particular first prize and its associated second prize, third prize, etc. This terminology is used when a single jackpot is divided on a pari-mutuel share into a plurality of first prizes, and each first prize has an associated second prize, third prize, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT AND BEST MODE

As shown in the FIGURE, the preferred embodiment and best mode of the present invention comprises:

A method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided equally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets, in other words, stop selling tickets to players for this particular lottery game;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is not subsequently disqualified from winning additional jackpots in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the jackpots to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided equally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is subsequently disqualified from winning additional jackpots in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the jackpots to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one, wherein each jackpot comprises a first prize and one or more associated secondary prizes;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided equally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award, then further distributing the amount into the secondary prizes;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each prize of each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is not subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the prizes to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers may win multiple times only within the same jackpot.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers may win only one prize per jackpot.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one, wherein each jackpot comprises a first prize and one or more associated secondary prizes;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided equally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award, then further distributing the amount into the secondary prizes;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each prize of each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the prizes to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided unequally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is not subsequently disqualified from winning additional jackpots in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the jackpots to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one, wherein each jackpot comprises a first prize and one or more associated secondary prizes;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided unequally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award, then further distributing the amount into the secondary prizes;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each prize of each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is not subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the prizes to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers may win multiple times only within the same jackpot.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers may win only one prize per jackpot.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

• • A. Determining a number of jackpots for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one, wherein each jackpot comprises a first prize and one or more associated secondary prizes;
  • B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be divided unequally into the jackpots;
  • C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
  • D. Closing the sales of tickets;
  • E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • F. Calculating an amount that will be placed into the jackpots collectively, which amount corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
  • G. Dividing the amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of ticket sales by the number of jackpots to obtain a per-jackpot award;
  • H. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each prize of each jackpot, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
  • I. Distributing the prizes to winners.

Alternative embodiments include but are not limited to the following:

the number of jackpots for a game is between 1 and 20;
the number of jackpots for a game is between 21 and 100;
the number of jackpots for a game is greater than 100;
a prize that has a plurality of winners is shared equally among those winners, that is, on a pari-mutuel share;
the lottery game is an n-from-m lotto-type game where n<m;
the lottery game is an n-from-m p-from-q lotto-type game where n<m and p<q;
the lottery game is a second chance sweepstake;
the player may choose the number or numbers associated with their ticket;
the player may choose to accept a randomly-selected number or combination of numbers associated with their ticket;
the player may both choose a number or combination of numbers associated with their ticket and may also choose to accept a randomly-selected number or combination of numbers associated with their ticket;
the ticket is a scratch card on which the number or combination of numbers are preprinted and concealed.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

A. Determining a number of first prizes for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one;
B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be made available on a pari-mutuel share to first prize winners;
C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
D. Closing the sales of tickets;
E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
F. Calculating an amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
G. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each first prize, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is not subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
H. Distributing the first prizes to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

A. Determining a number of first prizes for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one;
B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be made available on a pari-mutuel share to first prize winners;
C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
D. Closing the sales of tickets;
E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
F. Calculating an amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
G. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each first prize, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
H. Distributing the first prizes to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

A. Determining a number of first prize systems for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one, wherein with each first prize system comprises a first prize and one or more associated secondary prizes;
B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be made available on a pari-mutuel share to the first prize systems;
C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
D. Closing the sales of tickets;
E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
F. Calculating an amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
G. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each prize of each first prize system, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is not subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
H. Distributing the prizes to winners.

In the present invention each winning number or combination of numbers may win multiple times only within the same first prize system.

In the present invention each winning number or combination of numbers may win only one prize per first prize system.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

A. Determining a number of first prize systems for a lottery game, wherein the number is greater than one, wherein each first prize system comprises a first prize and one or more associated secondary prizes;
B. Determining a percent of a sum total of revenues from ticket sales, which percent will be made available on a pari-mutuel share to the first prize systems;
C. Selling tickets to players, wherein each ticket is associated with a number or a combination of numbers;
D. Closing the sales of tickets;
E. Summing revenues from ticket sales to calculate a sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
F. Calculating an amount that corresponds to the percent of the sum total of revenues from ticket sales;
G. Drawing a winning number or combinations of numbers for each prize of each first prize system, wherein winning tickets are those tickets associated with a number or combination of numbers that match a winning number or combination of numbers, wherein each winning number or combination of numbers is subsequently disqualified from winning additional prizes in the lottery game;
H. Distributing the prizes to winners.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating

a lottery game, comprising the following steps:
specifying a jackpot amount for a first week of play;
specifying a reserve percentage of the jackpot amount;
selling tickets to players and collecting ticket sales revenues;
setting aside ticket sales revenues for both the jackpot amount and for the reserve percentage of the jackpot amount;
specifying a week number, corresponding to a number of weeks that the game has been played;
in each additional subsequent week of play after the first week of play, multiplying the initial jackpot amount by the week number to get a jackpot amount for the additional subsequent week, multiplying the initial reserve amount by the week number to get a week reserve amount for the additional subsequent week, and setting aside ticket sales revenues for both the jackpot amount and for the reserve amount;
continuing in this manner until a jackpot winner is determined.

The embodiments of the present invention also comprise a method of operating a lottery game, comprising the following steps:

specifying a jackpot amount for a first week of play;
specifying a reserve percentage of the jackpot amount to determine an initial reserve amount;
selling tickets to players and collecting ticket sales revenues;
in the first week of play, accumulating ticket sales revenues for both the jackpot amount and for the reserve percentage of the jackpot amount;
setting aside ticket sales revenues for both the jackpot amount and for the reserve amount; in each subsequent week of play after the first week of play, multiplying the initial jackpot amount to get a week jackpot amount, multiplying the week jackpot amount by the reserve percentage to get a week reserve amount, and setting aside ticket sales revenues for both the jackpot amount and for the reserve amount;
continuing in this manner until a jackpot winner is determined.

Some advantages of the embodiments of the apparatus were previously enumerated in the Summary section. Every advantageous feature does not need to be incorporated into every embodiment of the apparatus and/or methods.

Although these versions of the invention have been described in considerable detail, other versions are possible. For example, embodiments can comprise combinations of the features described herein, such as combinations of the dependent claims; and the game can be implemented using any ticket price, e.g., $1, $2, $5, $10, or any other amount. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the versions contained therein.