Pre-printed instant win lottery tickets with unlimited number of maximum prizes

A method comprising:

• generating an initial lot of instant lottery tickets, the initial lot having an initial lottery prize structure, the initial lottery prize structure having an initial lot size, the initial lottery prize structure having (i) a maximum prize category and corresponding maximum odds to win a maximum prize in the maximum prize category, and (ii) a secondary prize category and corresponding secondary odds to win a secondary prize in the secondary prize category, the initial lot having a predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and a predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, each of the instant lottery tickets having at least one concealer that an instant lottery player removes to determine if a match exists;
• generating a plurality of reproduced lots such that each of the reproduced lots in the plurality of reproduced lots is identical to the initial lot of instant lottery tickets;
• shuffling the plurality of reproduced lots into an aggregate lot;
• randomly selecting an extracted lot of instant lottery tickets from the aggregate lot, the extracted lot having (i) an extracted lottery prize structure that has identical odds to the initial lottery prize structure without being limited to the predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and the predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, and (ii) an extracted lot size that is a whole number multiple of the initial lot size such that the extracted lot is a subset of the aggregate lot;
• providing the instant lottery tickets from the extracted lot of instant lottery tickets to a plurality of instant lottery players;
• distributing the maximum prize to a player that obtains a match corresponding to the maximum prize;
• and
• distributing the secondary prize to a player that obtains a match corresponding to the secondary prize.

A method comprising:

• generating an initial lot of instant lottery tickets, the initial lot having an initial lottery prize structure, the initial lottery prize structure having an initial lot size, the initial lottery prize structure having (i) a maximum prize category and corresponding maximum odds to win a maximum prize in the maximum prize category, and (ii) a secondary prize category and corresponding secondary odds to win a secondary prize in the secondary prize category, the initial lot having a predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and a predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, each of the instant lottery tickets having at least one concealer that an instant lottery player removes to determine if a match exists;
• generating a plurality of reproduced lots such that each of the reproduced lots in the plurality of reproduced lots is identical to the initial lot of instant lottery tickets;
• shuffling the plurality of reproduced lots into an aggregate lot that has an aggregate lot size;
• randomly selecting an extracted lot of instant lottery tickets from the aggregate lot, the extracted lot having (i) an extracted lottery prize structure that has identical odds to the initial lottery prize structure without being limited to the predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and the predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, and (ii) an extracted lot size that is less than the aggregate lot size;
• providing the instant lottery tickets from the extracted lot of instant lottery tickets to a plurality of instant lottery players;
• distributing the maximum prize to a player that obtains a match corresponding to the maximum prize;
• and
• distributing the secondary prize to a player that obtains a match corresponding to the secondary prize.

A system comprising:

• a lot generator module that generates an initial lot of instant lottery tickets, the initial lot having an initial lottery prize structure, the initial lottery prize structure having an initial lot size, the initial lottery prize structure having (i) a maximum prize category and corresponding maximum odds to win a maximum prize in the maximum prize category, and (ii) a secondary prize category and corresponding secondary odds to win a secondary prize in the secondary prize category, the initial lot having a predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and a predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, each of the instant lottery tickets having at least one concealer that an instant lottery player removes to determine if a match exists;
• a lot reproducer module that generates a plurality of reproduced lots such that each of the reproduced lots in the plurality of reproduced lots is identical to the initial lot of instant lottery tickets;
• a shuffler module that shuffles the plurality of reproduced lots into an aggregate lot that has an aggregate lot size;
• a random selection module that randomly selects an extracted lot of instant lottery tickets from the aggregate lot, the extracted lot having (i) an extracted lottery prize structure that has identical odds to the initial lottery prize structure without being limited to the predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and the predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, and (ii) an extracted lot size that is less than the aggregate lot size;
• an instant lottery ticket distribution module that provides the instant lottery tickets from the extracted lot of instant lottery tickets to a plurality of instant lottery players;
• a maximum prize distribution module that distributes the maximum prize to a player that obtains a match corresponding to the maximum prize;
• and
• a secondary prize distribution module that distributes the secondary prize to a player that obtains a match corresponding to the secondary prize.