METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING AND LINKING PLAY OF A LOTTERY GAME WITH A TELEVISED GAME SHOW SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A PLAY-AT-HOME VERSION OF THE GAME SHOW

摘要

A system and method are provided for conducting a lottery game in conjunction with a televised game show and a play-at~home version of the televised game show. A primary lottery game is established wherein players purchase lottery tickets having a unique web code assigned thereto. Players of the primary lottery game become eligible to be contestants in the televised game show by satisfying a condition of the primary lottery game. During broadcast of the televised game show, an access code is provided to at-home viewers of the show who are also players of the primary lottery game. The access code enables the at-home viewers to access a website, enter the web code from their lottery ticket, enter the access code broadcast with the televised game show, and play a web-based game to win a prize award.