Stacking configuration for separate prizes in a lottery game

Abstract

A process provides operates, with a processor, a lottery game. Further, the process indicates, with the processor, a first price at which a lottery player can purchase a first price lottery entry into the lottery game. The first price lottery entry has a predetermined quantity of numbers. The process also indicates, with the processor, a second price at which the lottery player can purchase a second price lottery entry into the lottery game. The lottery player has to purchase the first price lottery entry to be eligible to purchase the second price lottery entry. The second price lottery entry has the predetermined quantity of numbers as provided with the first price lottery entry.

1 . A method comprising:
 operating, with a processor, a lottery game;   indicating, with the processor, a first price at which a lottery player can purchase a first price lottery entry into the lottery game, the first price lottery entry having a predetermined quantity of numbers;   indicating, with the processor, a first prize that is associated with the first price lottery entry such that the first prize can be won if the first price lottery entry has a match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers and a randomly selected set of numbers;   indicating, with the processor, a second price at which the lottery player can purchase a second price lottery entry into the lottery game, the lottery player having to purchase the first price lottery entry to be eligible to purchase the second price lottery entry, the second price lottery entry having the predetermined quantity of numbers as provided with the first price lottery entry;   indicating, with the processor, a second prize that is associated with the second price lottery entry such that the second prize can be won if the second price lottery entry has the match, the first prize being distinct from the second prize;   generating, with the processor, the randomly selected set of numbers;   providing the first prize to the lottery player that purchases the first price lottery entry if the first price lottery entry has the match without any other first price lottery entries having the match; and   providing the first prize and the second prize to the lottery player that purchases the second price lottery entry if the first price lottery entry and the second price lottery entry have the match without any other first price lottery entries and second price lottery entries having the match.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first price equals the second price. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first prize increases in value based on sales of first price lottery entries independently of sales of second price lottery entries and the second prize increases in value based on sales of second price lottery entries independently of sales of first price lottery entries. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing an intra-shared distribution of the first prize to the lottery player that purchases the first lottery price entry if at least one additional lottery player has an additional first price lottery entry with the match. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing an intra-shared distribution of the second prize to the lottery player that purchases the second lottery price entry if at least one additional lottery player has an additional second price lottery entry with the match. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first prize is a first progressive prize and the second prize is a second progressive prize. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first prize has a first fixed prize component and a first progressive prize component and the second prize has a second fixed prize component and a second progressive prize component, the first progressive prize component increasing the first prize beyond the first fixed prize component based on first price lottery entries surpassing a first threshold, the second progressive prize component increasing the second prize beyond the second fixed prize component based on second price lottery entries surpassing a second threshold. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising providing a full prize payout distribution of the first fixed prize component of the first prize and an intra-shared distribution of the first progressive prize component of the first prize to the lottery player that purchases the first lottery price entry if at least one additional lottery player has an additional first price lottery entry with the match. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising providing a full prize payout distribution of the second fixed prize component of the second prize and an intra-shared distribution of the second progressive prize component of t second he first prize to the lottery player that purchases the second lottery price entry if at least one additional lottery player has an additional second price lottery entry with the match. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein payment of the first prize is guaranteed by a third party entity and payment of the second prize is guaranteed by the third party entity. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a purchase of the first price lottery entry and a purchase of the second price lottery entry are indicated on a single lottery ticket. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a purchase of the first price lottery entry and a purchase of the second price lottery entry are indicated on separate lottery tickets. 
   
   
       13 . A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
 operate a lottery game;   indicate a first price at which a lottery player can purchase a first price lottery entry into the lottery game, the first price lottery entry having a predetermined quantity of numbers;   indicate a first prize that is associated with the first price lottery entry such that the first prize can be won if the first price lottery entry has a match of the predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers and a randomly selected set of numbers;   indicate a second price at which the lottery player can purchase a second price lottery entry into the lottery game, the lottery player having to purchase the first price lottery entry to be eligible to purchase the second price lottery entry, the second price lottery entry having the predetermined quantity of numbers as provided with the first price lottery entry;   indicate a second prize that is associated with the second price lottery entry such that the second prize can be won if the second price lottery entry has the match, the first prize being distinct from the second prize;   generate the randomly selected set of numbers;   provide the first prize to the lottery player that purchases the first price lottery entry if the first price lottery entry has the match without any other first price lottery entries having the match; and   provide the first prize and the second prize to the lottery player that purchases the second price lottery entry if the first price lottery entry and the second price lottery entry have the match without any other first price lottery entries and second price lottery entries having the match.   
   
   
       14 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein the first price equals the second price. 
   
   
       15 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein the first prize increases in value based on sales of first price lottery entries independently of sales of second price lottery entries and the second prize increases in value based on sales of second price lottery entries independently of sales of first price lottery entries. 
   
   
       16 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein the first prize is a first progressive prize and the second prize is a second progressive prize. 
   
   
       17 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein the first prize has a first fixed prize component and a first progressive prize component and the second prize has a second fixed prize component and a second progressive prize component, the first progressive prize component increasing the first prize beyond the first fixed prize component based on first price lottery entries surpassing a first threshold, the second progressive prize component increasing the second prize beyond the second fixed prize component based on second price lottery entries surpassing a second threshold. 
   
   
       18 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein payment of the first prize is guaranteed by a third party entity and payment of the second prize is guaranteed by the third party entity. 
   
   
       19 . A system comprising:
 a processor that operates a lottery game;   a display module that indicates a first price at which a lottery player can purchase a first price lottery entry into the lottery game, a first prize that is associated with the first price lottery entry such that the first prize can be won if the first price lottery entry has a match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers and a randomly selected set of numbers, a second price at which the lottery player can purchase a second price lottery entry into the lottery game, a second prize that is associated with the second price lottery entry such that the second prize can be won if the second price lottery entry has the match, the first prize being distinct from the second prize, the lottery player having to purchase the first price lottery entry to be eligible to purchase the second price lottery entry, the first price lottery entry having the predetermined quantity of numbers, the second price lottery entry having the predetermined quantity of numbers as provided with the first price lottery entry;   a random generation module that generates the randomly selected set of numbers; and   a prize distribution module that provides the first prize to the lottery player that purchases the first price lottery entry if the first price lottery entry has the match without any other first price lottery entries having the match or provides the first prize and the second prize to the lottery player that purchases the second price lottery entry if the first price lottery entry and the second price lottery entry have the match without any other first price lottery entries and second price lottery entries having the match.   
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the first price equals the second price.