Lottery Game and system

Abstract

A lottery game that may be played as a printed ticket or on a display device which employs a first game area having a preselected number of consecutive first game spaces each containing play indicia and a second game area with second games exceeding the number of first game spaces each containing a second play indicia. A prize may be won if a minimum number of matches are made between second play indicia and first play indicia appearing in consecutive first game spaces of the first game area.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A lottery game and system comprising: 
 a) a first game area having a preselected number of consecutive first game spaces, each first game space having a first play indicia;    b) a second game area comprising second game spaces with the number of the second game spaces exceeding the number of said preselected game spaces in the first game area, each second game space including a second play indicia which may or may not match a first play indicia which is hidden from view by a removable scratch-off layer; and    c) instructions for selecting less all of the first game spaces to reveal less than all of the second play indicia, wherein if the second game indicia match a minimum number of first play indicia appearing in consecutive first game spaces, a prize may be won.    
     
     
         2 . The lottery game and system of  claim 1  wherein the lottery game is accessed through the Internet.  
     
     
         3 . The lottery game and system of  claim 1  wherein the game is displayed on a video terminal.  
     
     
         4 . The lottery game of  claim 3  wherein the video terminal is a slot machine.  
     
     
         5 . The lottery game and system of  claim 1  wherein the second game area comprises fifty-two game spaces and the first game area comprises a row of thirteen first game spaces.  
     
     
         6 . The lottery game and system of  claim 1  wherein a prize is won if there is a match of first and second lay indicia commencing with a first game space.  
     
     
         7 . The lottery game and system of  claim 1  wherein the first and second play indicia are selected from indicia from a deck of cards.