System and method implementing an auction game using cellular, mobile, land, satellite, cable, and internet telephone numbers

A method for conducting a cellular-telephone-based auction game, the method comprising the steps of:

• inputting a plurality of selected numbers by a plurality of cellular telephone users into a plurality of cellular telephones respectively associated with the plurality of cellular telephone users;
• sending short messages having the selected numbers from the plurality of cellular telephones to a specific telephone number through at least one network to a computer;
• operating predetermined software at the computer to determine a first number having three digits;
• beginning a current auction game by determining a fourth digit in addition to the first three digits;
• receiving the inputted plurality of selected numbers in the short messages from the plurality of cellular telephone users;
• selecting a winning number from the inputted plurality of selected numbers;
• publicly announcing the winning number to the plurality of cellular telephone users;
• continuing the auction game to select additional digits;
• ending the auction game upon selection of a final tenth digit;
• determining a match of the final ten digit number to a corresponding cellular telephone number of one of the plurality of cellular telephones;
• and
• outputting an audio/visual winning notification signal to a winning user though the cellular telephone associated with the cellular telephone number corresponding to the final ten digit number.