Instant-win lottery game and ticket
View Patent ↗A method for playing an extension game to an instant lottery game is disclosed. A player purchases an instant lottery game and wins a prize for the instant lottery game. The player is provided a chance to participate in the extension game of double-or-nothing. If the player chooses to participate in the extension game of double-or-nothing, the player tenders his winning ticket to a lottery retailer. The winning ticket is scanned by a lottery terminal and a result is generated for the extension game of double-or-nothing. If the winning ticket is also a winner of the extension game, the player doubles his winning. If the winning ticket is not a winner, the player forfeits his winning from the instant lottery game.
1. A method for playing a first instant lottery game with an option to play a second game, if a player is a winner of the first instant lottery game, providing the player with a payout and by surrendering the payout of the first lottery game, comprising the steps of:
receiving ticket information at a lottery terminal system from a lottery ticket;
verifying through the lottery terminal system collecting ticket information that the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the first instant lottery game;
if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery terminal system verifying that the player has elected to play the second game by altering the lottery ticket in a discernable manner as indicated on the lottery ticket and surrendering the payout from the first instant lottery game;
if the player has elected to play the second game, the lottery terminal system assigning a randomly generated indicia to the lottery ticket and determining a result for the second game independent of input from the player;
determining if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game by determining if the assigned randomly generated indicia is a winning indicia;
if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game, the lottery terminal system transmitting the ticket information and the result of the second game to a remote server; and
the lottery terminal system authorizing a payment of a prize for the second game.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of, if the lottery ticket is not a winning ticket for the second game, forfeiting a prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of the lottery terminal system determining a potential secondary prize based upon a prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the potential secondary prize for the second game is double of the prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of the lottery terminal system displaying a result of the second game to the player.
6. A system for playing a first instant lottery game with an option to play a second game if a player is a winner of the first instant lottery game, the system comprising:
a input/output controller for interfacing with external devices;
a random number generator for generating a random number; and
a controller being capable of:
receiving ticket information of a lottery ticket from input/output controller;
verifying through the ticket information that the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the first instant lottery game;
if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket, providing the player with a payout;
verifying that the player has elected to play the second game by altering the lottery ticket in a discernable manner as indicated on the lottery ticket and surrendering the payout from the first instant lottery game;
if the player has elected to play the second game, the controller determining a result for the second game using the random number from the random number generator to generate a random number and assign it to the lottery ticket independent of input from the player;
determining if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game by determining if the assigned random number is a winning number;
if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game, transmitting the ticket information and the result of the second game to a remote server; and
authorizing a payment of a prize for the second game.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the prize for the second game is double of a prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the controller further being capable of, if the lottery ticket is not a winning ticket for the second game, forfeiting a prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
9. The system of claim 6 further comprising a scanner in communication with the input/output controller.
10. The system of claim 6 further comprising a display terminal in communication with the input/output controller.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for playing an first instant lottery game with an option to play a second game if a player is a winner of the first instant lottery game, the computer program comprising computer instructions that when executed by a computer performs the steps of:
receiving ticket information from a lottery ticket;
verifying through the ticket information that the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the first instant lottery game;
if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket, providing the player with a payout;
verifying that the player has elected to play the second game and surrender the payout from the first instant lottery game by altering the lottery ticket in a discernable manner as indicated on the lottery ticket;
if the player has elected to play the second game, the computer program assigning a randomly generated indicia to the lottery ticket and determining a result for the second game independent of input from the player;
determining if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game by determining if the assigned randomly generated indicia is a winning indicia;
if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game, transmitting the ticket information and the result of the second game to a remote server; and
authorizing a payment of a prize for the second game.
12. The computer program of claim 11 , further performs the step of, if the lottery ticket is not a winning ticket for the second game, forfeiting a prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
13. The computer program of claim 11 , further performs the step of determining a potential secondary prize based upon a prize of the first instant lottery game.
14. The computer program of claim 13 , wherein the potential secondary prize for the second game is double of the prize associated with the first instant lottery game.
15. The computer program of claim 11 , further performs the step of displaying a result of the second game to the player.