So as I continue to work on tracking down a solid way to hit regularly, I wanted to share something I've been seeing.

I call it the "Splits". The reason is, is it's because as the name implies. The concept is simple.
We are going to take a pair, and then split it, and then look for it to return back as a pair. Then the cycle is done.

But with this one, you have to understand the mirrors for sure in order to properly track it.

Let's dive right in and I will use the Tri-States as an example. I'm going to put the draw in the 
left column, and then some notes in the next and in the final column will be the results.

Let me show you want I mean...

Draw #	Look For	Status
896	Look for split of 89 or 96	Pending
517	Look for split of 51 or 17	Pending
025	Look for split of 02 or 25	Pending
177	Look for split of 17 or 77	Pending
382	Look for split of 38 or 82	Pending
242	Look for split of 24 or 42	Pending
468	Look for split of 46 or 68	Pending
704	Look for split of 70 or 04	Pending
879	Look for split of 87 or 79	Pending
024	Look for split of 02 or 24	Pending
722	Look for split of 72 or 22	Pending
235	Look for split of 23 or 35	Pending
832	Look for split of 83 or 32	Pending
368	Look for split of 36 or 68	Pending

This is how your workout sheet should look. For the sake of online formatting I had to put "Pending" in the last
column so everything stays aligned. Yours should be blank in the status column. All we are doing is writing down the drawn number and then using the first 2 numbers, and then the last 2 numbers. So in the case of 368, it's 36 and 68.

Now, I'm going to start with an easy one to spot so you can see this

Draw #	Look For	Status
896	Look for split of 89 or 96	Pending
517	Look for split of 51 or 17	Pending
025	Look for split of 02 or 25	Pending
177	Look for split of 17 or 77	COMPLETE: 722 SPLIT
382	Look for split of 38 or 82	Pending
242	Look for split of 24 or 42	FOUND: 722 SPLIT REVERSE
468	Look for split of 46 or 68	Pending
704	Look for split of 70 or 04	Pending
879	Look for split of 87 or 79	Pending
024	Look for split of 02 or 24	Pending
722	Look for split of 72 or 22	ACTIVE
235	Look for split of 23 or 35	Pending
832	Look for split of 83 or 32	Pending
368	Look for split of 36 or 68	Pending

 
You must remember, that anytime a number plays, each potential "split" is automatically activated. So in this case,
I've made this one easy to spot. Tri-State played the 722, which meant that 72 is activated for a split and 22 was
activated for a split. And just 5 draws later, "242" was played. There's our "22" split that we are looking for. Now, what the fun part is, is you are looking for that to come back as a pair. Expect the pair to be mirrored in some way tho. That's how they can keep the numbers moving and make it "look" like it's different. But in reality, it's all the same. In this case, a mirror to a 2 is the number 7. So we are looking for 22 to return as 22, 27, 72, 77.

And sure enough just 2 draws later, it comes back as 177. There's our "77" from the 22 pairs. So it initiated, then split, and then closed. Once it does, you are done with that pair, and you are on to the next. Simple, initiate, split, close, done. That's it.

Now let's move on so I can show you a little more complex thing to look for... Let's take our current table
and do some updates.

Draw #	Look For	Status
822	COMPLETE: 235 SPLIT
103
486
581
363	COMPLETE: 368 SPLIT
914
896	Look for split of 89 or 96	FOUND: 368 SPLIT REVERSE
517	Look for split of 51 or 17	Pending
025	Look for split of 02 or 25	Pending
177	Look for split of 17 or 77	COMPLETE: 722 SPLIT
382	Look for split of 38 or 82	FOUND: 235 SPLIT REVERSE
242	Look for split of 24 or 42	FOUND: 722 SPLIT REVERSE
468	Look for split of 46 or 68	Pending
704	Look for split of 70 or 04	Pending
879	Look for split of 87 or 79	Pending
024	Look for split of 02 or 24	Pending
722	Look for split of 72 or 22	ACTIVE
235	Look for split of 23 or 35	ACTIVE
832	Look for split of 83 or 32	ACTIVE
368	Look for split of 36 or 68	ACTIVE

I've updated our chart some to show you how this works. This time we start at the bottom and look at the
368. Again, once a number plays both sides are initiated. From there, you're looking for the "hints" as to which
side is initiated. In the case of the 368, we are watch for a "36" or a "68". When you mirror, they are the same number. But usually what will happen is you will see a "hint" number play. Meaning, you will see a side that the pair plays on, but it hasn't SPLIT, like it's supposed to. I see it as 2 things. First, it's telling us which pair we should be watching for, and secondly, it's telling us which side the pair will come back on after the split. Let me explain it.

In the case of the 368, we then see it move to 468. But the 68 hasn't split yet and it's on the right or back 2 numbers. That's telling us that it will come back as a pair on the right or the back 2 numbers. Let's see if it's right?!

If we move up the list we can see that 896 showed up. There's our "68" split as 86 instead. So now we are at phase 2, which is the split. Remember, there's one more step, and that's the close of the split. Just 2 draws later, we get the 363. 63 and the mirror to 3 is 8, so 68. There's our close AND, the "hint" told us to watch for it to play in the right side, and sure enough it played on the "right" of 3"63" (368)

Now in the case of the 832 and 235. Here we a pair 23, or 32 which is the same, activated at the same time. Again, watch for the "hint" before the split. In this case we see that "87" is the mirror to 32, and it shows up on the left and in 879. So that means, we are looking for the split, and then to have the pair come back on the left side. 

If we look in our list, we can see 382, showed up! There's our "32" split. Yes, it's the same as a pair on the right, but what's important to recognize is the actual "split" happened. This means we are now looking for the close. And if this is correct, the close of the pair, should happen on the left or the first 2 numbers. And if we scroll up, we can see 822. There's our "32" close, on the left, just like it said it would be! :D


Pretty neat huh!?? Here's a full current list of the Tri-States up to date with the last draw:

Draw #	Look For	Status
822	Look for split of 82 or 22	COMPLETE: 235 SPLIT
103	Look for split of 10 or 03	COMPLETE: 517 SPLIT
486	Look for split of 48 or 86	FOUND: 914 SPLIT REVERSE
581	Look for split of  58 or 81	FOUND: 517 SPLIT REVERSE
363	Look for split of  36 or 63	COMPLETE: 368 SPLIT
914	Look for split of 91 or 14	ACTIVE
896	Look for split of 89 or 96	FOUND: 368 SPLIT REVERSE
517	Look for split of 51 or 17	FOUND: 024 SPLIT REVERSE  "51 ACTIVE"
025	Look for split of 02 or 25	Pending
177	Look for split of 17 or 77	COMPLETE: 722 SPLIT
382	Look for split of 38 or 82	FOUND: 235 SPLIT REVERSE
242	Look for split of 24 or 42	FOUND: 722 SPLIT REVERSE
468	Look for split of 46 or 68	Pending
704	Look for split of 70 or 04	Pending
879	Look for split of 87 or 79	Pending
024	Look for split of 02 or 24	ACTIVE
722	Look for split of 72 or 22	ACTIVE
235	Look for split of 23 or 35	ACTIVE
832	Look for split of 83 or 32	ACTIVE
368	Look for split of 36 or 68	ACTIVE

It can get a little overwhelming keeping track. But if you stay focused and be sure to do your 3 steps, initiate, split and close, and then rinse and repeat, you will be fine tracking these.

If you only track just the pair and not the mirror, you still have to consider the placement of it, for example 23 split could be either 2x3 or 3x2. That's only 20 numbers unless you have a number in mind to use for the middle. If you read my other blog post about the "Leading" number and tracking that, it should help you be able to pinpoint what's coming and give you a hint as to what pairs to use or what split to play.

Let me give you an example, with the 914. When chasing the lead number we would take the "9". Then we simply +1 or -1 to the lead number and consider it's mirror numbers. So in the case of 9, we'd have 0,5 or 8, 3. Well, if we know we are looking for a 38 to split, here's a good place to try to catch it. And if you chose to use the 33 in the 38 split, that means you would have had 3x3. You would have hit if you played all, or chose the number 6 for the middle - STRAIGHT!

Don't get overwhelmed, do a bit of studying and find one or maybe 2 pairs to focus on, and track them. Remember, watch for the hint number first, before you begin to play. That's where the pair will show up but doesn't SPLIT first, it "hints". Then you will want to chase the SPLIT and it's return.

I know this post is lengthy, but the information in this one is valuable for sure!

Til then, keep winnin'!