Had you checked prior posts at this forum, you would have discovered that you are one of hundreds who believe lottery systems are worthless, a waste of time, etc.
Much of what you say is true; however, there is more than a little evidence, also posted at this forum, indicating that analysis of prior drawings can help a lottery gambler come up with winning combinations.
Here is a challenge for you to consider.
Get yourself a pad of graph paper and some pencils. Go to the official website for your state lottery and open the history files. I suggest you open a pick 5 game.
Copy the last 50 drawings onto the graph paper. Log the individual combinations in alphabetical order, not in order drawn.
Convert number combinations into an adjacent alphabetical sequence, using the standard code: A for numbers 1 to 9, B for numbers 10-19, C for the 20s, D for the 30s, E for the 40s and F for the 50s.
When completed you would have a date, the winning combination, the alphabetical sequence one same line.
Using a different piece of graph paper, list the A numbers in the oder they appear, then the B, the C, etc. When you are done you will have established what is generally called a Hot sheet for individual numbers. You should then establish an inventory showing how many times each numbers has come up over the 50 drawings.
You should then start another data stream using the pairs in the alphabetical sequences. Log them in the order that they appear in Positions 1&2, Positions 2&3, Positions 3&4 and Positions 4&5. Do the same thing with the triples in Positions 1.2.3, Positions 2.3.4 and Positions 3.4.5. Use another piece of graph paper to maintain an inventory so that you can readily known which pairs and triples come up more often.
I'll bet money that once you have this much data, you will come up with other data streams that will you give some suggested numbers and sequences for the next drawing. or the next few drawings if you choose to play the same number sets for several days running.
After you use the information you have compiled, you will begin to wonder if maybe there are other ways to pick numbers, like a wheeling system. After a thorough search of internet sites on wheeling, you will form some ideas of your own.
If you do deeper research, you will discover information about what lottery number combinations players should avoid, such as 1.2.3.4.5, etc.
At this point, you will see, by your own efforts, that analysis of past random drawing results, can be useful.
You will also realize that you need a means whereby you can examine all of the data streams you have compiled to come up with possible winners. In other words, you will need a lottery system that uses computer programs to analyze data and produce as many combinations as a user may want.
As an aside, there are three basic types of lottery gamblers:
One, those who are content with the combinations issued by a random number generator used by all lotteries. These are called quick picks. This method has been very kind to a small percentage of players, but a waste of money for the vast majority.
Two, folks who pick their own numbers, such as birthdays, special dates, various designs on the play slip, etc. No attempt is made to know if the combinations to be played have ever come up in a prior drawing. These folks don't care about the past.
Three, folks who pick their own numbers using what I call 'organized guesswork.' These folks have all sorts of data streams to guide their selections, such as those mentioned above. Some of these folks purchase and use the data streams incorporated into most of the lottery systems. They do this for convenience, not because they believe the programmer for the system in use is any better at picking numbers than they are.
However, some lottery system programmers are more successful than others. The one I use now and then helped me win $900 in two Texas Cash 5 drawings in November.
Finally, most serious lottery gamblers know that lottery system claims of having the found the winning secret are patently false. But, the data streams used to make predictions are usually complete and reliable.
Give it a try, Suja. Perhaps you will come to believe that you are both right and wrong when it comes to the value of lottery systems.