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1. A gaming machine comprising:
a credit input mechanism comprising at least one of a coin input chute, a bill acceptor, a card reader, and a ticket reader, the credit input mechanism configured to establish a credit balance that is increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity and to contribute at least a portion of wagered credit to a prize pool; a prize eligibility determiner configured to determine whether each prize of a plurality of prizes is eligible to be awarded to a player based on a relationship between a prize pool value of the prize pool and a prize value associated with the prize, the prize pool value being associated with game play, wherein each prize of the plurality of prizes has a respective associate prize value; a prize selector configured to facilitate player selection of at least one player-selected prize of the plurality of prizes; and a winning condition determiner configured to determine whether a winning condition exists, and wherein the gaming machine is configured to:
select a first system-selected prize of the plurality of prizes;award the player-selected prize to the player when the player-selected prize is eligible, the winning condition exists, and the first system-selected prize is the same as the player-selected prize; andselect a second system-selected prize when the player-selected prize is eligible, the winning condition exists, and the first system-selected prize is not the same as the player-selected prize. |
