TESTING the HIT/MISS chart to see how many wins it produces from a random selection of States. The following are in real play today.
DC MISS...Cost $13.25

HIT...Cost $8 Prize $37.50


Missed by 1 digit...Cost $10

Missed...Cost $12.50

Missed 1 digit...Cost $15.75

Counting this as a HIT regardless because of my own fundamental mistake that you may have not made....Cost $11.50. Prize $75

THIS would of been a DOUBLES WIN if I didn't MISTAKENLY fail to add the "35" and "38" pair there.

CONCLUSION
Cost $71
Prize $112.50
Profit $41.50
This was a SUCCESS. The goal is PROFIT. The great thing about this strategy is that it can absorb losses and still profit.