Gaming device having multiple selection large award bonus scheme

A method of operating a bonus round of a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) triggering said bonus round;
• (b) displaying a plurality of selections to a player;
• (c) picking one of the selections;
• (d) displaying a symbol associated with the picked selection;
• (e) accumulating the symbol if the symbol associated with the picked selection is an award symbol;
• (f) providing the player an award if the symbol associated with the picked selection is a credit symbol;
• (g) repeating steps (c) through (f) until at least two selections are picked;
• (h) providing the player a portion of a jackpot award for each award symbol resulting from one of the picked selections;
• and
• (i) providing the player the remainder of the jackpot award if each of the accumulated award symbols reach a predetermined number of at least two award symbols.

A gaming device having a game comprising:

• a plurality of selections;
• a plurality of credit symbols associated with a first plurality of said selections;
• a plurality of award symbols associated with a second plurality of said selections;
• a display device adapted to display the selections, credit symbols and award symbols to a player;
• and
• a processor in communication with the display device, said processor providing the player with a number of picks of the selections, providing the player with an amount of credits for each pick of one of the first selections, providing the player a portion of a jackpot award for each pick of one of the award symbols and providing the player the remainder of the jackpot award if the player selects a predetermined number of the second selections with the player's number of picks of the selections, the predetermined number of the second selections being:
• (a) at least two and one less than the number of picks;
• or (b) at least two and the same as the number of picks.

A gaming device having a game comprising:

• a plurality of selections;
• a plurality of credit symbols associated with a first plurality of said selections;
• a plurality of award symbols associated with a second plurality of said selections;
• a display device adapted to display the selections, credit symbols and award symbols to a player;
• and
• a processor in communication with the display device, said processor providing the player with at least two picks of the selections, providing the player with an amount of credits for each pick of one of the first selections, accumulating the award symbols for each pick of one of the second selections, and providing the player at least an award portion based on the number of accumulated award symbols associated with the second selections picked by the player, wherein the player accumulates an award portion for each pick of one of the award symbols, the award portions totaling to the award if each of the award symbols is picked within the number of picks, the number of accumulated award symbols required for the award being:
• (a) at least two and the predetermined number of picks being not more than one plus the number of award symbols;
• or (b) at least two and the predetermined number of picks being equal to the number of award symbols.

A method of operating a game of a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a plurality of selections to a player;
• (b) enabling the player to make a predetermined number of at least two picks of said selections;
• (c) displaying a symbol associated with each picked selection;
• (d) accumulating the symbol if said symbol is an award symbol, wherein a number of possible selectable award symbols is one less than the predetermined number of picks;
• (e) providing the player at least one credit if the symbol is a credit symbol;
• and
• (f) providing the player an at least one additional award portion based on an accumulated number of award symbols, the player accumulating an award portion for each pick of one of the award symbols, the award portions totaling to the award if each of the award symbols is picked within the predetermined number of picks.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of selections;
• a plurality of credit symbols associated with a first plurality of said selections;
• a plurality of award symbols associated with a second plurality of said selections;
• a winning combination of award symbols;
• a processor providing at least two picks of the selections;
• at least one credit provided to a player for each picked first selection;
• and
• a portion of a jackpot award provided to the player for each award symbol resulting from one of the picks of the selections and the remainder of the jackpot award provided to the player if (a) for each but one of the provided number of picks, the player picks second selections which form the winning combination of award symbols, or (b) for each of the provided number of picks, the player picks second selections which form the winning combination of award symbols.