Lottery Game And Method

Abstract

A lottery game form that includes one or more numbered grids of cells and an x- and y-axis header that contain information pertaining to contestants of an event wherein winning the lottery game is determined by the outcome of the event. A method for conducting a lottery game using the form is provided. A system is provided for playing a lottery game employing the form.

1 . A lottery game form comprising:
 (a) at least one grid corresponding to an event, the grid comprising a plurality of grid cells in rows and columns, wherein the grid cells comprise indicia;   (b) an x-axis header comprising information corresponding to a first contestant and a space for receiving information related to the first contestant's possible outcome of an event; and   (c) a y-axis header comprising information corresponding to a second contestant and a space for receiving information related to the second contestant's possible outcome of the event,   wherein a winning grid cell is the grid cell that corresponds to a coordinate of the x- and y-axes generated by the outcome of the event between the first and second contestants.   
     
     
         2 . The lottery game form according to  claim 1 , wherein the indicia comprises a number. 
     
     
         3 . The lottery game form according to  claim 1 , wherein the indicia in each grid cell is numbered consecutively. 
     
     
         4 . The lottery game form according to  claim 1 , wherein the grid corresponds to one stage of the event. 
     
     
         5 . The lottery game form according to  claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the possible outcome of each of the first and second contestant comprises a number zero or greater. 
     
     
         6 . The lottery game form according to  claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the possible outcome of each of the first and second contestant comprises a number from zero to nine. 
     
     
         7 . The lottery game form according to  claim 5 , wherein the information relating to the possible outcome is randomly assigned to the corresponding x- and y-axis header. 
     
     
         8 . The lottery game form according to  claim 6 , wherein the information relating to the possible outcome is randomly assigned to the corresponding x- and y-axis header. 
     
     
         9 . The lottery game form according to  claim 1 , wherein the information related to the first and second contestant's outcome of an event is at least a portion of a score. 
     
     
         10 . A method for playing a lottery game comprising the steps of:
 a) providing access to at least one user at least one lottery game form according to  claim 1 ;   b) receiving the at least one lottery game form from a player that has selected one or more grid cells;   c) associating each of the x-axis and y-axis headers of the lottery game form with a different contestant in an event;   d) assigning information related to the first and second contestant's possible outcome of an event in the space for receiving same in each of the x- and y-axis header;   e) awaiting the outcome of the event;   f) determining a winning grid cell that is the same grid cell that corresponds to the coordinate of the x- and y-axes generated by the first and second contestant's outcome of the event; and   g) comparing the grid cell selections of the player to the winning grid cell to determine if the grid cell selections and winning grid cell match and thereby won.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises providing a payment to the player if the player has won. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the step of receiving further includes requesting a fee for playing the lottery game. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the step of receiving further includes recording into a database the player's selection of one or more grid cells. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the indicia corresponding to the contestant's possible outcome of a stage in the competitive event are randomly ordered. 
     
     
         15 . A lottery game system for wagering on at least one event, comprising:
 a) a lottery game form comprising at least one grid corresponding to an event, the grid comprising a plurality of grid cells in rows and columns, wherein the grid cells comprise indicia; an x-axis header comprising information corresponding to a first contestant and a space for receiving information related to the first contestant's possible outcome of an event; and a y-axis header comprising information corresponding to a second contestant and a space for receiving information related to the second contestant's possible outcome of the event, wherein a winning grid cell is the grid cell that corresponds to a coordinate of the x- and y-axes generated by the outcome of the event between the first and second contestants;   b) means for providing access to at least one user to the lottery game form;   c) means for accepting from the at least one user at least one wager and a selection of one or more grid cells by the at least one user on the lottery game form;   d) means for recording the wager and selections by the at least one user into a database; and   e) means for comparing the selections of the at least one user to an outcome of at least one event to determine whether the selections of the at least one user match the winning grid cell.   
     
     
         16 . The lottery game system according to  claim 15 , wherein the system further comprises a means for providing a confirmation to the user of the recorded selections and wager. 
     
     
         17 . The lottery game system according to  claim 15 , wherein the system further comprises a means for providing a payment to the user if the user has won. 
     
     
         18 . The lottery game system according to  claim 15 , wherein the means for providing access is selected from the group consisting of a printed sheet, a wide area network and a remote access system. 
     
     
         19 . The lottery game system according to  claim 18 , wherein the network comprises at least one user computer coupled to at least one server computer on a communications network, the server computer storing data accessible to the at least one user computer and software to provide requested content to the user computer. 
     
     
         20 . The lottery game system according to  claim 18 , wherein the remote access system employs communication of alpha numeric data with a server selected from the group consisting of a kiosk terminal, telephone, personal digital assistant, pulse code system and web TV. 
     
     
         21 . The lottery game system according to  claim 15 , wherein the system further comprises a means for requesting from the at least one user information regarding the identity of the at least one user and payment information.