OK, lets evaluate this more closely. I created a Visual Basic program to evaluate this system for
the Tennessee Lottery since the beginning. Below is an abbreviated version of the results.
1 566 Sum=17 RootSum=8 Lefttip=4 Toptip=6 Righttip=7 Rs1=2 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
2 102 Sum=3 RootSum=3 Lefttip=10 Toptip=10 Righttip=5 Rs1=2 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
3 569 Sum=20 RootSum=2 Lefttip=4 Toptip=6 Righttip=3 Rs1=2 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=0
4 677 Sum=20 RootSum=2 Lefttip=5 Toptip=7 Righttip=2 Rs1=2 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
5 862 Sum=16 RootSum=7 Lefttip=7 Toptip=6 Righttip=5 Rs1=1 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=1
6 840 Sum=12 RootSum=3 Lefttip=7 Toptip=4 Righttip=9 Rs1=3 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
7 849 Sum=21 RootSum=3 Lefttip=7 Toptip=4 Righttip=7 Rs1=3 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=3
8 567 Sum=18 RootSum=9 Lefttip=4 Toptip=6 Righttip=9 Rs1=2 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=0
9 284 Sum=14 RootSum=5 Lefttip=1 Toptip=8 Righttip=9 Rs1=7 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
10 781 Sum=16 RootSum=7 Lefttip=6 Toptip=8 Righttip=3 Rs1=2 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
.....
437 899 Sum=26 RootSum=8 Lefttip=7 Toptip=9 Righttip=2 Rs1=2 Rs2=7 CalcRootSum=0
438 705 Sum=12 RootSum=3 Lefttip=6 Toptip=10 Righttip=3 Rs1=4 Rs2=7 CalcRootSum=0
439 088 Sum=16 RootSum=7 Lefttip=-1 Toptip=8 Righttip=3 Rs1=9 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
440 035 Sum=8 RootSum=8 Lefttip=-1 Toptip=3 Righttip=2 Rs1=4 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
441 744 Sum=15 RootSum=6 Lefttip=6 Toptip=4 Righttip=5 Rs1=2 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
442 991 Sum=19 RootSum=10 Lefttip=8 Toptip=9 Righttip=8 Rs1=1 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=1
443 333 Sum=9 RootSum=9 Lefttip=2 Toptip=3 Righttip=4 Rs1=1 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=1
444 243 Sum=9 RootSum=9 Lefttip=1 Toptip=4 Righttip=3 Rs1=3 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
445 664 Sum=16 RootSum=7 Lefttip=5 Toptip=6 Righttip=5 Rs1=1 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=1
446 543 Sum=12 RootSum=3 Lefttip=4 Toptip=4 Righttip=9 Rs1=1 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
447 178 Sum=16 RootSum=7 Lefttip=10 Toptip=7 Righttip=4 Rs1=3 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=3
448 237 Sum=12 RootSum=3 Lefttip=1 Toptip=3 Righttip=10 Rs1=2 Rs2=7 CalcRootSum=0
449 185 Sum=14 RootSum=5 Lefttip=10 Toptip=8 Righttip=9 Rs1=2 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
450 906 Sum=15 RootSum=6 Lefttip=8 Toptip=10 Righttip=9 Rs1=2 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
451 050 Sum=5 RootSum=5 Lefttip=-1 Toptip=5 Righttip=4 Rs1=6 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
452 579 Sum=21 RootSum=3 Lefttip=4 Toptip=7 Righttip=4 Rs1=3 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=3
453 966 Sum=21 RootSum=3 Lefttip=8 Toptip=6 Righttip=5 Rs1=2 Rs2=1 CalcRootSum=0
454 792 Sum=18 RootSum=9 Lefttip=6 Toptip=9 Righttip=6 Rs1=3 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=3
455 152 Sum=8 RootSum=8 Lefttip=10 Toptip=5 Righttip=10 Rs1=5 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=5
456 825 Sum=15 RootSum=6 Lefttip=7 Toptip=2 Righttip=7 Rs1=5 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=5
457 963 Sum=18 RootSum=9 Lefttip=8 Toptip=6 Righttip=9 Rs1=2 Rs2=3 CalcRootSum=0
458 271 Sum=10 RootSum=1 Lefttip=1 Toptip=7 Righttip=2 Rs1=6 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
459 053 Sum=8 RootSum=8 Lefttip=-1 Toptip=5 Righttip=10 Rs1=6 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
460 068 Sum=14 RootSum=5 Lefttip=-1 Toptip=6 Righttip=1 Rs1=7 Rs2=5 CalcRootSum=0
Conclusion, this system had a total of 5 hits and 25 misses over the span of the lottery.
To play the entire rootsum=3 requires 111 combinations. So the COW is $2775.00 and
the winnings total $2500.00 for a one dollar bet. That is net loss of $275.00.
However, this was a very good idea. Very creative. I am still very impressed.