For many years the pattern was...

1. Dream up a new system

2. Create the spreadsheet

3. Play until bored

4. Give up for a few years

Some of these systems got 1 hit, like the chain idea where it is like followers, but with the following difference. If a 6 was drawn what followed (easy), BUT, if a 5 was drawn before the 6, then what followed 5 6? That chain system hit once on the pick 4 straight.

The next was an exercise in error correction, where a number was picked and combined with the last draw via absolute subtraction to give a pick. Such as drawn 123 - "mask" 625 [abs(123-625)] =502. That system peaked with a box hit on the pick 5 with 2 pairs ($1,700)

I had sheets for v-tracks, mirrors, +111, even/odd etc. Most were lost when the old laptop crashed 8 years ago. They never produced a notable hit and cost too much to play. It was at that point the goal always became a single "best guess".

I think with this follower system, it is at the point where play will start but boredom may set in. I enjoy the development part way more than the day to day play (excepting a win, of course) so I hope something promising comes along soon