Method and System to Conduct a Lottery Game Having a Televised Bonus Game Component

摘要

A system and related method for conducting a lottery game having a televised bonus game component calls for establishing a primary lottery game wherein players are issued lottery tickets. The primary lottery game has a bonus game component and the lottery tickets have a bonus game symbol thereon. For entry into the bonus game, the players are required to collect a predefined set of the bonus game symbols. Periodically, a bonus game drawing is conducted such that at least one of the players entered in the drawing is selected as a winner in each bonus game drawing and becomes eligible for further participation in the bonus game. The bonus game component is coordinated with a televised game show so that contestants in the televised game show are the selected winners from the bonus game drawings. A prize is awarded to winning contestants who competed in the televised game show.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for conducting a lottery game having a televised bonus game component, comprising:
establishing, by one or more processors, a primary lottery game wherein players are issued lottery tickets for play of the primary lottery game, the primary lottery game having a bonus game component and the lottery tickets having a bonus game symbol thereon; for entry into the bonus game, requiring the players to collect a predefined set of different ones of the bonus game symbols; periodically conducting bonus game drawings such that at least one of the players entered into the bonus game is selected as a winner in each bonus game drawing and becomes eligible for further participation in the bonus game; coordinating with a televised game show so that contestants in the televised game show are selected from the winners of the bonus game drawings; and awarding a prize to winning contestants who competed in the televised game show.