SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY GAME

摘要

The disclosed technology relates generally to a method and system for conducting a lottery drawing that includes two or more potential prizes that are tied to the life of a winner of the prize. A first prize, in certain embodiments, is a payment made in first regular installments throughout the remaining lifetime of the first prize winner and a second prize, in certain embodiments, is a payment made in second regular installments throughout the remaining lifetime of the second prize winner. In certain embodiments, the first regular installments may have a different periodicity and different value than the second regular installments.

主权项

1. A method of conducting a lottery game, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, by a processor of a computing device, a set of randomly selected winning characters; for each of a plurality of game plays, each game play comprising a set of selected characters, determining, by a processor:
a number of and/or type of matches between the selected characters and the winning characters, andwhether the determined number and/or type of matches between the selected characters and the winning characters qualifies for at least a first prize or a second prize; for a game play qualifying for the first prize, awarding the first prize to a first prize winner presenting the game play, wherein the first prize is a payment made in first regular installments throughout the remaining lifetime of the first prize winner; and for a game play qualifying for the second prize, awarding the second prize to a second prize winner presenting the game play, wherein the second prize is a payment made in second regular installments throughout the remaining lifetime of the second prize winner, wherein the first regular installments have a different periodicity and different value than the second regular installments.