Progressive wagering game with personalized reset-value feature for players meeting predetermined criteria

A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the wagering game including a base game and a progressive game having multiple progressive jackpots, the method comprising:

• receiving wager inputs from players playing the wagering game;
• allocating portions of the wager inputs to the progressive game for increasing an award value for each of the multiple jackpots;
• determining that a first player has achieved a predetermined criteria while playing the wagering game;
• providing an award value of a first one of the multiple progressive jackpots to a second player;
• after the determining and the providing, resetting the first one of the multiple progressive jackpots to a base reset value for players other than the first player;
• after the determining and the providing, receiving additional wager inputs from players and allocating portions of the additional wager inputs to the progressive game to increment the award values for the multiple jackpots;
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• after the determining and the providing, maintaining, for the first player, the first one of the multiple progressive jackpots at the award value provided to the second player such that the first player has the opportunity for a higher award relative to other players if the first player triggers the first one of the multiple progressive jackpots.

A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the wagering game providing access to a progressive game having at least a first progressive jackpot, the method comprising:

• receiving, from wager input devices, wager inputs from players playing the wagering game;
• incrementing, via the use of at least one controller, the first progressive jackpot to an award value by use of a portion of the wager inputs;
• determining, via the use of the at least one controller, that a first player has achieved a predetermined criteria while playing the wagering game;
• awarding the award value of the first progressive jackpot to a second player in response to the second player triggering the first progressive jackpot;
• after the determining and the awarding, resetting, via the use of the at least one controller, the first progressive jackpot to a base reset value for players other than the first player and maintaining the first progressive jackpot for the first player at the award value awarded to the second player;
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• after the determining, the awarding, the resetting, and the maintaining,
• (i) receiving, via the wager input devices, additional wager inputs from players and incrementing the first progressive jackpot from the base reset value to a new award value;
• (ii) determining, via the use of the at least one controller, that a third player has achieved the predetermined criteria while playing the wagering game;
• (iii) awarding, via the use of the at least one controller, the new award value of the first progressive jackpot to a fourth player in response to the fourth player triggering the first progressive jackpot;
• (iv) after the awarding the new award value to the fourth player, resetting, via the use of the at least one controller, the first progressive jackpot to the base reset value for players other than the first player and the third player and maintaining the first progressive jackpot for the third player at the new award value awarded to the fourth player such that the first player and the third player can be awarded different award values relative to other players in response to triggering the first progressive jackpot.