System and method for conducting and playing a supplemental...

Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application

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C273S269000

Reexamination Certificate

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07052394

ABSTRACT:
System and methods are provided for conducting and for playing a supplemental lottery game. In accordance with some embodiments, a system and method are provided for performing a meta-game award analysis, upon completion of a primary lottery drawing, by comparing each of the primary lottery drawing entry numbers of a group of primary lottery entries with a list of winning numbers from the primary lottery drawing, and determining if the meta-game award analysis indicates that the group of entries qualifies for a meta-game award.

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