each table in a relational database typically stores data relating to a particular category information is normally stored in a relational database in the form of a number of sets of information wherein each set of information includes a record from one or more of the tables the sets of information are assigned a unique identifier such as a unique number the unique identifier is a field in each of the records thus the records making up the set that are stored in each of the tables are related by virtue of the common unique identifier for example a relational database may be used to store several pieces of information for a group of people the information organized into a number of records for each particular person comprises a set for that person and each set is given a unique identifier forming a part of each record thus all of the information stored in the various tables of the database for a particular person is identified and related by that person 39 s unique number 0052 fig1 illustrates unique value to prize table 1100 unique value to prize table 1100 includes a plurality of records 1201 each record 1201 comprises unique value field 1203 and prize field 1204 each of the unique value fields 1203 taken together make up all of the possible unique values for a given event and each of the prize fields 1204 contains representations of the corresponding prizes if any custom written database software 1205 referred to as a stored procedure in the sql server u00ae product searches in table 1100 for the unique value provided through the internet 303 by the event attendee 201 by examining unique value field 1203.