Scratch-off lottery ticket system with multiplier feature
AssigneeScientific Games, LLC
InventorsDanielle L. Hodges, Scott B. Garrison
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Abstract
A scratch-off lottery ticket system includes a set of lottery tickets, with each ticket having a game play area with grid lines that define grid spaces with a game symbol therein. At least one of the game symbols in the game play area corresponds to a winning symbol to win a prize. Matched grid spaces have a matching pattern of grid lines that differentiates the matched grid spaces from other grid spaces. Characteristics of the matching pattern determines a multiplier value applied to the prize.
Claims20
A system for providing scratch-off lottery tickets with a prize multiplier feature, comprising:
- a set of the scratch-off lottery tickets for play in a game having a plurality of prizes in a multi-tier prize structure;
- each of the scratch-off lottery tickets comprising:
- a substrate with a game play area defined thereon and covered by a scratch-off coating, the game play area comprising a plurality of grid lines that define a plurality of grid spaces, each grid space comprising a game symbol therein;
- a winning symbol area on the substrate that identifies one or more winning symbols, wherein at least one of the game symbols in the game play area corresponds to one of the winning symbols to win one or more of the prizes;
- at least two of the grid spaces being matched grid spaces comprising a matching pattern of the grid lines that differentiates the matched grid spaces from other grid spaces, characteristics of the matching pattern determining a multiplier value;
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- wherein when the game symbol in each of matched grid spaces also matches one of the winning symbols, a total prize associated with the matching symbols for each of the matched grid spaces is multiplied by the multiplier value.
A scratch-off lottery ticket, comprising:
- a substrate with a game play area defined thereon and covered by a scratch-off coating;
- the game play area comprising a plurality of grid lines that define a plurality of grid spaces, each grid space comprising a game symbol therein;
- a winning symbol area on the substrate that identifies one or more winning symbols, wherein at least one of the game symbols in the game play area corresponds to one of the winning symbols to win one or more of the prizes;
- at least two of the grid spaces being matched grid spaces comprising a matching pattern of the grid lines that differentiates the matched grid spaces from other grid spaces, characteristics of the matching pattern determining a multiplier value;
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- wherein when the game symbol in each of matched grid spaces also matches one of the winning symbols, a total prize associated with the matching symbols is multiplied by the multiplier value.
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