Gaming machine having a jackpot resulting from player selection of a plurality of selectable icons

A method of displaying a wagering game on an electronic gaming machine, the method comprising:

• displaying, by a game controller and on a display device of the electronic gaming machine, a plurality of jackpots and a plurality of bonus meters, each bonus meter of the plurality of bonus meters corresponding to and displayed in association with one jackpot of the plurality of jackpots;
• displaying, by the game controller and on the display device, a plurality of player selectable symbols;
• receiving a player selection of a player selectable symbol of the plurality of player selectable symbols;
• revealing, by the game controller and in response at least in part to receiving the player selection, a jackpot symbol in place of the selected player selectable symbol, the jackpot symbol corresponding to one of the plurality of jackpots;
• adding, by the game controller and in response to revealing the jackpot symbol, a prize amount to the bonus meter of a jackpot corresponding to the revealed jackpot symbol;
• and
• awarding, by the game controller and when at least a predefined number of jackpot symbols corresponding to the jackpot are revealed, both of a value of the jackpot and an accumulated value of the bonus meter of the jackpot.

A gaming system comprising:

• an electronic gaming machine;
• and
• a server system communicatively coupled to the electronic gaming machine, the server system comprising a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least:
• display, on a display device of the electronic gaming machine, a plurality of jackpots and a plurality of bonus meters, each bonus meter of the plurality of bonus meters corresponding to and displayed in association with one jackpot of the plurality of jackpots;
• display, on the display device of the electronic gaming machine, a plurality of player selectable symbols;
• receive a player selection of a player selectable symbol of the plurality of player selectable symbols;
• reveal, in response at least in part to receiving the player selection, a jackpot symbol in place of the selected player selectable symbol, the jackpot symbol corresponding to one of the plurality of jackpots;
• add, in response to revealing the jackpot symbol, a prize amount to the bonus meter of a jackpot corresponding to the jackpot symbol;
• and
• award, when at least a predefined number of jackpot symbols corresponding to the jackpot are revealed, both of a value of the jackpot and an accumulated value of the bonus meter of the jackpot.