GB2315027A

GB2315027A - Football lottery game

Info

Publication number: GB2315027A
Application number: GB9614294A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Lynne Flora Brown; William Hunter Brown
Original assignee: LONGMAN CONSULTANTS Ltd
Current assignee: LONGMAN CONSULTANTS Ltd
Priority date: 1996-07-08
Filing date: 1996-07-08
Publication date: 1998-01-21
Also published as: GB9614294D0

Abstract

The game apparatus includes a game card which specifies 49 matches numbered 1 to 49 consecutively. The player is required to forecast the 6 matches where a goal has been scored in the shortest time. In addition a seventh match is designated as a bonus match .

Description

HOOT6 Definition A game design played by forecasting the result of a series of matches. Principally this would normally be football but could be other such similar sporting events.

How to Plav The game card will specify 49 matches which will be numbered 1 to 49 consecutively. This may be altered up or down subject to the operators discretion. Each week a list will be available showing the match numbers and the fixtures representing those numbers.

The player will be required to forecast the 6 matches where a goal has been scored in the shortest time. In addition a seventh match will be designated as a bonus match Each match will betimed with the "goal" being counted from the "kick offwhistle" to ball crossing the line. The time elapsed will be measured in seconds and hundredths of seconds e.g. Match Number 1, goal scored in 14.25 seconds. Should there be a tie for the sixth fastest match between one or more games then the sixth quickest will be the match where the away team has scored, if this results in a further tie then the match with the lowest match number will be deemed the quickest goal. e.g.

Match 1 Goal scored in 14.25 seconds Match 21 Goal scored in 18.15 seconds Match 22 Goal scored in 19.26 seconds Match 33 Goal scored in 34.45 seconds Match 34 Goal scored in 37.00 seconds Match 40 Goal scored in 41.10 seconds - Home team score Match 41 Goal scored in 41.10 seconds - Away team score Match 49 Goal scored in 41.10 seconds - Away team score In the above example Match 41 would qualify as the sixth fastest time. In the event of a tie for the seventh fastest match (the bonus match) then this would be decided in a similar fashion.

The definition of away team is the team which is not playing at their home ground. In the event of both teams playing at a neutral ground then the team mentioned second will be the away team. In the event of only S matches producing a goal then the 6 match pool will be added to the 5 match pool for distribution. In the event of only 4 matches producing a goal then the 6 & 5 match pools will be added to the 4 match pool for distribution. In the event of only 3 matches producing a goal then the 6.5 & 4 match pools will be added to the 3 match pool for distribution. In the event of less than 3 matches producing a goal the pool will be declared void and all stakes will be refunded.

How to Win There will be prizes awarded for picking : 6 Fastest match scores - 1 st Dividend* 5 Fastest match scores - 2nd Dividend 4 fastest match scores - 3rd Dividend 3 fastest match scores - 4th Dividend *5 Fastest match scores + Bonus Match - 1st Dividend ( Where no 6 match winner & rollover not possible) In the event of no entrant successfully forecasting the six fastest match scores then the portion of the prize pool relating to it (1st Dividend) will be carried forward to the next running of the pool (rolled over). In the event of this being impossible then the 1st Dividend will be decided by the 5 Fastest match scores plus the bonus match The total prize pool will be a proportion of the total ticket sales for that week plus any prizes rolled over from any previous pools.

The entry card will be a standard marksense card. To enter a team selection the player will mark a dash on that number. The player will be required to mark 6 separate dashes. Any cards entered with more or less than 6 dashes will be void win or lose. The cards will be accepted both manually and electronically. Each weeks pool will close at the time of the first match to kick off on each week's entry coupon.

It will be apparent from the above that in one aspect, the invention provides a game including selection means for selecting one or more matches from a series of matches, and determining means for determining on the basis of a predetermined event matches in the series in which the said event occurs, and means for determining whether the selection is a winning selection on the basis of the correspondence between the selected match or matches and the determined match or matches. The correspondence may be for all the selected matches, a proportion of the selected matches or a combination of the two.

Claims

1. Game apparatus including selection means for selecting one or more matches from a series of matches, and selecting means for determining on the basis of a predetermined event matches in the series in which the said event occurs, and determining means for determining whether the selection is a winning selection on the basis of the correspondence between the selected match or matches and the determined match or matches.

2. Game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determining means is operable to determine whether the selection is a winning selection on the basis of a correspondence which is for all the selected matches, a proportion of the selected matches or a combination of the two.

3. Game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the selection means include a game card upon which there is provided an indication of the series of matches.

4. Game apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the indication is a number assigned to each match in the series of matches.

5. Game apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the determining means is operable to determine the winning selection on the basis of time to occurrence of the event in each match.

6. Game apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figure 1 or Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.