Method for a lottery game

Abstract

A method for conducting a game of chance according to the present disclosure includes making tickets available to players, each ticket including game play information, then identifying in an initial drawing one or more winning tickets containing initial game play information. After the players associated with the winning tickets are brought to a common location, a second drawing among the winning players is conducted and broadcast to the public. The final winning player from the second drawing is then awarded a monetary prize and presented with an option of an additional monetary prize or an additional non-monetary prize.

1 . A method for conducting a game of chance, comprising the steps of:
 (a) making tickets available to players, each ticket including game play information, wherein ticket data and game play information data are maintained in a lottery system database;   (b) identifying in an initial drawing one or more winning tickets containing initial game play information;   (c) repeating step (b), if necessary, until a pre-determined number of winning tickets are identified;   (d) communicating over a broadcast media the initial game play information;   (e) arranging for travel to a common location by winning players possessing winning tickets, wherein the common location includes at least one audio/video communication device coupled to a broadcast network;   (f) identifying in a second drawing among the winning players a final winning player by establishing second game play information, wherein the second drawing is broadcast using the audio/video communication device over the broadcast network; and   (g) presenting a prize option to the final winning player.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the drawing in step (b) is publically broadcast. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the prize option in step (g) is a non-monetary prize option. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising the step of (h) tracking the final winning player when the final winning player chooses the non-monetary prize option. 
     
     
         5 . A method for playing a game of chance, comprising the steps of:
 (a) selling tickets including ticket data and game play information data;   (b) using a lottery system to store the ticket data and game play information data in a database;   (c) determining in a first drawing a ticket that contains initial winning game play information;   (d) repeating step (b), if necessary, until a pre-determined number of tickets containing initial winning game play information are identified;   (e) communicating via a broadcast network the initial winning game play information;   (f) determining in a second drawing which of the tickets including initial winning game play information corresponds to second winning game play information; and   (g) presenting at least one prize option to a player who possesses a ticket corresponding to the second winning game play information.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the drawing in step (c) is publically broadcasted. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the drawing in step (f) is publically broadcasted. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one prize option is a non-monetary prize option. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of (h) tracking the player who possess the ticket corresponding to the second winning game play information when the play chooses a non-monetary prize option. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one prize option is a choice between a monetary prize option and a non-monetary prize option. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the non-monetary prize option is an opportunity to audition for a recording contract. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein step (a) includes the step of targeting a ticket purchasing population interested in a career in music. 
     
     
         13 . A method for playing a game of chance, comprising the steps of:
 (a) selling tickets via a lottery system, the tickets including numbers;   (b) drawing winning numbers to identify an initial set of winning tickets;   (c) publicizing the winning numbers over a public media;   (d) drawing additional winning numbers if the initial set of winning tickets is less than a desired number of winning tickets;   (e) providing a monetary prize to players who purchased tickets containing winning numbers;   (f) generating an audio/visual broadcast of a second drawing among players who purchased tickets containing winning numbers;   (g) offering a winner of the second drawing a choice between an additional monetary prize and an opportunity to audition for a recording contract; and   (h) generating an audio/visual broadcast of step (g).   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further including the step (h) of generating an audio/visual broadcast of the winner of the second drawing auditioning for a record contract. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the step of (i) broadcasting the audition of the recording contract when the winner of the second drawing chooses the opportunity of auditioning for a record contract. 
     
     
         16 . A method of conducting a music themed lottery, wherein the lottery tickets are distributed using a lottery system, the method including the steps of:
 (a) informing players that the grand prize of the lottery is an opportunity to audition for a record contract;   (b) broadcasting to an audience an initial set of game play information;   (c) selecting an initial set of winning players having tickets corresponding to the initial set of game play information;   (d) broadcasting to an audience the selection of at least one final winning player from the initial set of winning players; and   (e) offering the at least one final winning player a choice between a monetary prize and the opportunity to audition for a record contract.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further including the step of (f) broadcasting to an audience the at least on final winning player auditioning for a record contract. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein two or more final winning players are selected in step (d). 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein when the two or more final winning players choose the opportunity to audition for a record contract, further including the step of conducting a talent competition among the two or more final winning players to determine a winner of the talent competition. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further including the step of broadcasting the talent competition to an audience. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 16 , further including the step (f) broadcasting to an audience the choice of the at least one final winning player.