Abstract: After identifying a set of initial game designations to produce a game ending winner for a bingo game, one or more additional game designations may be considered, that is, compared against a bingo card in play in the bingo game. Considering these additional game designations in addition to the set of initial game designations may produce additional matched locations on the bingo card and may produce a winning pattern that would not have been produced considering only the set of initial game designations. This use of additional game designations provides additional opportunities for players to obtain a winning result.

Abstract: A tubular connection employing two separate non-concurrent threaded sections, each of which nearly decays, that is, runs out on a tubular surface, one on the outside diameter of the male tubular member, and one on the inside diameter of the female tubular member, thus providing a joint with nearly the strength of the tubular body in tension without the use of a coupling. The female tubular member is expanded through a cold swaging operation before being finished with the two threaded sections. Additionally, the connection features a torque stop and cylindrical seal in the middle of the two thread steps, where stresses may be kept low. The thread elements are reverse angle locking with S-shaped load flanks which reduce stress concentrations and provide a clamping action on the centralized seal. Because of this unique seal, the connection can take cyclic application of external and internal pressure without leaking, a feat non-coupled and non-upset connections of prior art have not achieved.