Method of playing a game of chance combining number and symbol matching and system for facilitating the play thereof

1. A computer implemented method of facilitating a game of chance, comprising:

receiving a wager in the game of chance at a terminal;

as part of receiving the wager, receiving information indicating a set of player-selected numbers from a pool of numbers;

as part of receiving the wager, receiving information indicating a player-selected symbol;

after receiving the wager, generating a set of drawn numbers from said pool of numbers;

after receiving the wager, generating a set of drawn symbols with a computer, at least one symbol being drawn for each number in the pool of numbers;

after receiving the wager, displaying on a video display the set of drawn symbols and the set of drawn numbers;

responsive to the player-selected numbers matching at least a first predetermined quantity of the drawn numbers, awarding a first prize;

and

responsive to the player-selected symbol matching at least a second predetermined quantity of the drawn symbols corresponding to the player-selected numbers, awarding a second prize.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

printing a ticket including said set of player-selected numbers and said player-selected symbol.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the ticket contains an authentication code, the method further comprising:

receiving a tender of the ticket for at least one of the first prize or the second prize; and

responsive to a validation of the authentication code, paying at least one of the first prize or the second prize.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein

the amount of the second prize is a function of the quantity of symbols in the set of drawn symbols corresponding to said player selected numbers that are matched by said player-selected symbol.

5. The method of chance of claim 2 , wherein

the amount of the first prize is a function of the quantity of said player-selected numbers matched with said drawn numbers.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information indicating a second player-selected symbol;

and

responsive to said second player-selected symbol matching at least a third predetermined quantity of symbols in the set of drawn symbols for each of said player-selected numbers, awarding a third prize.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first prize is received if said player-selected symbol matches exactly the predetermined quantity of symbols in the set of drawn symbols corresponding to the player-selected numbers.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second predetermined quantity is at least two.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second predetermined quantity is more than five.

10. A computer-implemented method of facilitating a game of chance, comprising:

receiving a wager in the game of chance;

as part of receiving the wager, receiving information indicating a set of player-selected numbers from a pool of numbers;

as part of receiving the wager, receiving information indicating a player-selected symbol for each selected number;

after receiving the wager, generating a set of drawn numbers;

after receiving the wager, generating, with a computer, a set of drawn symbols including a separate symbol for each number in the pool of numbers,

displaying on a video display the set of drawn numbers and the set of drawn symbols;

awarding a first prize if a first predetermined quantity of the selected symbols matches the drawn symbols corresponding to the same selected numbers.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

awarding a second prize conditioned on said selected numbers matching a second predetermined quantity of the set of drawn numbers.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the amount of the second prize is a function of the quantity of said selected numbers matched with said drawn numbers.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

providing a ticket including the set of selected numbers, the selected symbols for each selected number, and an authentication code;

receiving a tender of the ticket for a prize; and

paying the prize if the authentication code is validated.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the amount of the first prize is a function of the quantity of said selected symbols matched with said drawn symbols corresponding to the same selected numbers.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the prize is received if exactly the predetermined quantity of player-selected symbols matches the drawn symbol for the same player-selected numbers.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first predetermined quantity is at least two.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first predetermined quantity is more than five.

18. A system for facilitating the play of a game of chance, comprising:

a display terminal configured to display a set of drawn symbols corresponding to each of the numbers in a pool of numbers and a set of drawn numbers chosen from the pool of numbers;

a ticket machine generating tickets having a player-selected symbol and a set of player-selected numbers chosen from the pool of numbers;

a storage device storing information regarding the tickets generated by the ticket machine;

an operations controller generating the set of drawn symbols and the set of drawn numbers; and

a ticket redemption device in communication with the operations controller, the ticket redemption device receiving a ticket tendered for a prize and paying the prize for a tendered ticket if the player-selected symbol matches a predetermined quantity of the drawn symbols corresponding to the set of player-selected numbers.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the predetermined quantity is at least two.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the predetermined quantity is more than five.