A method of executing a wagering event on a scratch-off fantasy sport gaming ticket comprising providing a sports fantasy ticket comprising:
- a) a ticket support sheet;
- b) three distinct regions of images on one side of the ticket support sheet;
- c) a first region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a single number of distinct sports events on which the ticket can be used, wherein selection of a single number as the number of distinct sports events on which the ticket can be used establishes that single number as a limiting number on numbers of symbols that may be selected in both a second region and a third region;
- d) the second region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating at least one sports team or player on which the ticket can be used in combination with the limiting number of distinct sports events selected in c);
- e) third region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a sports statistic to be associated with both the random distribution of multiple symbols indicating the limiting number of distinct sports events selected in c) and the at least one sports team or player;
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- wherein each of the three distinct regions of images have an opaque scratch-off coating over them, and each of the three distinct regions of images have visually distinct opaque scratch-off coatings so that each one of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions has a distinct area over each of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions, so that individual ones of the multiple symbols can be scratched-off without exposing unintended numbers of the multiple symbols when scratching-off only one intended distinct area of the opaque scratch-off coating to expose only a single one of the multiple symbols at a single time;
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- wherein data provided from game outcomes are compared to the number of at least one sports team or player selected from the second region with respective data from game outcomes on sports statistics associated with the at least one sports team or player from the third region, and determination of an outcome number of combinations of second region and third region selections correctly matching the data from the game outcomes is used against a paytable to determine a size of an award, the method comprising:
- f) scratching-off only a single area of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating over a single random symbol in the first distinct region to provide an operative random number determining a totality of events to be active on the gaming ticket;
- g) scratching-off a number of single areas of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating in the second distinct region, the total number of single areas scratched-off in the second distinct region being exactly equal to the operative random number to determine teams, games, players, or events to be active on the gaming ticket;
- h) scratching-off a number of single areas of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating in the third distinct region, the total number of single areas scratched-off in the third distinct region being exactly equal to the operative number to determine respective statistical outcomes to be associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events to be active on the gaming ticket;
- and then comparing the active respective statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events with actual sports event outcomes that provide the statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events in actual sports event outcomes;
- and providing an award to a ticket user against a paytable when the comparison shows at least a minimum degree of correspondence between revealed statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events with actual sports event.