Systems and methods for a combination lottery and fantasy sports league

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention may provide systems and methods for a lottery game combined with a fantasy sports league. The method may include receiving selections for multiple participant categories from a user, wherein the multiple participant categories are related to one or more statistical performance measurements for a participant in a future sporting event; converting the selections into numerical lottery numbers; comparing the numerical lottery numbers to actual statistical performances after a sporting event; determining, based on the comparing, if there is at least one winner; and assigning at least one prize to the at least one winner if there is at least one winner.

1 . A system for operating a lottery, the system comprising:
 at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is adapted to perform one or more of the following steps:   receiving selections for multiple participant categories from a user, wherein the multiple participant categories are related to one or more statistical performance measurements for a participant in a future sporting event, wherein the user is a member of a group or league created by a user or administrator, wherein the group or league is a subset of all users, wherein the subset is less than the total number of users;   converting the selections into numerical lottery numbers;   comparing the numerical lottery numbers to one or more actual statistical performances for each of the multiple participant categories after a sporting event;   determining, based on the comparing, if there is at least one winner among all users and at least one winner within the group or league; and   assigning at least one prize to the at least one winner among all users if there is at least one winner and at least one prize within the group or league if there is at least one winner.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the multiple participant categories are related to individual sports player positions, portions of sports teams or a sports team. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the selections are individual sports players, portions of sports teams or a sports team. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one winner matches all the one or more statistical performances. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one winner matches less than all of the statistical performances. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one prize is determined by a number of correct selections. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one prize is a percentage of total wagers by all users. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one prize is a predetermined amount of money based on a number of correct selections by the user. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising sending a printable lottery playslip to the user with the numerical lottery numbers. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one group or league prize for the group or league is a percentage of total wagers by the users. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one group or league prize for the group or league is a predetermined amount. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user selects multiple statistical performances for a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting event is one or more football games. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting event is one or more baseball games played within a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user is a member of multiple groups or leagues. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one group or league prize for the group or league is separate from the at least one prize. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one group or league prize for the group or league is a percentage of available prize money. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one group or league prize for the group or league is a predetermined amount.