Variable lottery game allowing participation in several different lottery games within a single drawing

A method for simultaneously conducting multiple lottery style games of chance allowing for multiple wagers and multiple payouts comprising the steps of:

• selecting only one number from a first group of numbers for entry into a Game 1;
• selecting only one number from the first group of numbers and only one number from a second group of numbers for entry into a Game 2;
• selecting only one number from the first group of numbers, only one number from the second group of numbers, and multiple numbers from a third group of numbers for entry into a Game 3;
• conducting a single drawing of winning numbers for Game 1, Game 2, and Game 3;
• randomly generating only one winning number from the first group of numbers;
• randomly generating only one winning number from the second group of numbers;
• randomly generating multiple winning numbers from the third group of numbers;
• comparing the selected number from the first group of numbers with the randomly generated winning number from the first group of numbers in Game 1;
• comparing the selected number from the first group of numbers with the randomly generated winning number from the first group of numbers and comparing the selected number from the second group of numbers with the randomly generated winning number from the second group of numbers in Game 2;
• comparing the selected number from the first group of numbers with the randomly generated winning number from the first group of numbers, comparing the selected number from the second group of numbers with the randomly generated winning number from the second group of numbers, and comparing the selected multiple numbers from the third group of numbers with the randomly generated numbers from the third group of numbers in Game 3;
• awarding a first prize in Game 1 if the selected number from the first group of numbers matches the randomly generated winning number from the first group of numbers;
• awarding a second prize in Game 2 if the selected number from the first group of numbers matches the randomly generated winning number from the first group of numbers and the selected number from the second group of numbers matches the randomly generated winning number from the second group of numbers;
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• awarding a third prize in Game 3 if the selected number from the first group of numbers matches the randomly generated winning numbers from the first group of numbers, the selected number from the second group of numbers matches the randomly generated winning number from the second group of numbers, and the selected multiple numbers from the third group of numbers matches the multiple randomly generated winning numbers from the third group of numbers.