ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,364, issued on July 28, was assigned to ALCHEMY3 LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Lottery game with a word association group play style" was invented by Paul Guziel (Lagrange, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lottery game play style that extends the entertainment value of both physical printed and virtual digital lottery products through application of a word association group four puzzle layer of the game play. A four-column grid with a number of rows forming a plurality of squares, each containing a word and a corresponding prize value. The player can play out the word association group four puzzle by selecting four like words and revea...