Lottery game

Abstract

A lottery game using tickets in which the tickets bear concealed numbers that may be exposed by the player after purchase to determine the winning number of that lottery ticket and after the player selects the numbers upon which the player is betting to win. In one embodiment the concealed numbers comprise the winning number for that ticket to be matched by those selected by the player.

1 . A method of playing a lottery game involving the sale of tickets bearing at least one set of numbers selected by a player and a second set including at least a portion of said second set comprising winning numbers, said second set all initially covered with a removable coating, which when removed on the side portion discloses and comprises the winning number, the steps comprising partially creating a lottery ticket bearing a set of winning numbers and covered by said opaque removable cover, thereafter printing on the ticket at least one set of numbers selected by a player holding the ticket, before delivery to the player, and thereafter allowing the player to at least partially remove the cover to determine whether or not the set of numbers selected by the player and pre-printed on the ticket is coincident with the numbers visible from the removed cover. 
   
   
       2 . A method of playing a lottery game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket is printed with a plurality of sets of numbers selected by the player prior to removal of any portion of the removable cover. 
   
   
       3 . A method of playing a lottery game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein prize identification indicia are printed at the time of printing the winning number, with the indicia also covered by an opaque removable cover;
 and the cover for the prize identification indicia are removed by the player.   
   
   
       4 . A lottery ticket for use in a lottery game involving sale of lottery tickets to a group of players, comprising a ticket bearing at least one set of spaced numbers and a second larger group of spaced numbers at least including the spaced numbers in the first set on the ticket, already covered at the time of sale with an opaque removable cover. 
   
   
       5 . A lottery game using a lottery ticket set forth in  claim 4 , comprising selling a plurality of lottery tickets to a plurality of players with the tickets each bearing the one set of spaced numbers being selected by the player and printed on the ticket before the ticket is given to the player, and thereafter allowing the player to remove opaque covers from spaced numbers in the second larger group up to the same quantity of spaced numbers selected by the player, and thereafter comparing the set of spaced numbers selected by the player with the exposed set of spaced numbers to determine a winner. 
   
   
       6 . A lottery ticket as set forth in  claim 4  having an additional printed indicia identifying a potential additional prize with the indicia initially covered by a removable opaque cover. 
   
   
       7 . A lottery ticket as set forth in  claim 6  wherein the indicia is exposed when the numbers in the second group are exposed. 
   
   
       8 . A lottery ticket as set forth in  claim 4  having an additional component including at least one set of numbers selected by a player and a second set of numbers pre-selected as winning numbers covered by an opaque removable cover when delivered to the player. 
   
   
       9 . A lottery game using a lottery ticket set forth in  claim 4 , comprising selling a plurality of lottery tickets to a plurality of players with each ticket each bearing the one set of spaced numbers selected by the player purchasing the ticket before the ticket is given to the player, and thereafter allowing the player to remove the opaque covers from spaced numbers in the second larger group up to the quantity of numbers selected by the player, and thereafter comparing the set of numbers selected by the player with the exposed set in the second group to determine a winner. 
   
   
       10 . A lottery game as set forth in  claim 5  wherein a player selecting at least some, but fewer than all of the numbers corresponding to those identified in the first set is a winner of a smaller reward than the player selecting all of the numbers corresponding to those in the first set. 
   
   
       11 . A lottery ticket as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the one set and the second group of numbers are both covered at the time of sale with an opaque removable cover. 
   
   
       12 . A lottery ticket as set forth in  claim 11  wherein the one set comprises a plurality of rows of a defined quantity of numbers. 
   
   
       13 . A lottery ticket as set forth in  claim 12  wherein a ticket is defined as a winning ticket if the uncovered numbers on any row match the uncovered numbers in the second group and the quantity of numbers in the second group that are uncovered do not exceed the total quantity of numbers in a row.