OP i don't think your sample size enough for making any statistical research and countless hours doesn't really mean anything. Only thing that means is you didn't count.

If i win a lottery and don't win in another lottery it doesn't mean that other lottery was better. It means i was very lucky no matter how many games i played. You can make a case that in average you should win 1/100 times or something like that. But probability doesn't work like that. You could win 10/100 times if you are lucky, or 0/2000 times if you are unlucky.