invention a caller enters a telephone number in the usual manner by sequentially pressing selected keys 12 thereby accessing and triggering the audiotex device 7 to deliver a first predetermined synthesized voice message to the caller typically the first voice message includes an offer to initiate a spelling game with instructions for the player to indicate by pressing a designated key a desire to play and receive gaming data in this example in the form of the first word of a sequence of words to spell if the caller player elects to enter the signal in accordance with the instructions the audiotex device 7 responds by selecting the first word randomly or in a predetermined order from a recorded bank of words and transmit same by synthesized voice to the receiver 5 where it becomes intelligible sound to the player within a measured time limit the player attempts to spell the word by entering a sequence of dial pad key signals through pressing selected keys of the multiple key pad 1 as noted above specific dial pad keys are associated with particular letters of the alphabet and the player presses the keys corresponding to what the player believes to be the letters and sequence thereof needed to correctly spell the first word for example assuming that the first word is 34 cat 34 the player presses the key associated with 34 c 34 then presses the same key again since that key is also associated with the letter 34 a 34 and subsequently presses the key associated with the letter 34 t 34.