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The screenshots were posted by arbuz. I can't see any screenshots posted here by arielwere. Except some stock image of Ben, but no leaderboard. This is a misunderstanding.
Possibly, but again we have heard so much chatter of cheating this year but no actual proof. Player cards are not proof. Only score cards. And this year there is not one single aspect of proof. Last year tons. Screenshots of 1 million in 1 minute. Scores of 7mil+ in 24 hours. Tons of proof. Not one single thread of proof this year. Because king figured it out. But still people lying, saying others are cheating
Hi Christine! I am the "Ben" in question, and yes, I am both last year's All Stars winner AND the Ben being talked about in the thread. I first would like to thank you for being very fair in your reasonings. I check the forums every once in a blue moon and I always see your name here keeping the peace! I would like to shed some light on the points being talked about.
First, the profile picture switching. I don't know why but EVERY SINGLE TIME I close and relaunch the game, it signs me out of my Facebook login which defaults back to a King profile picture. Whenever I reconnect it, it goes back to MY picture. It's been a little annoying but since it has had 0 impact on the game for me, I haven't looked into fixing it.
Second, I have a history with competitive gaming outside of Candy Crush (Lots of team based games and shooter games) so I look at this and how I prep all the same. I DO start right away when the time starts! I am well aware they are harder boards and I WELCOME that. It keeps the pressure on me and allows me to adjust how I play early so that way I'm prepped for the final round. It also pushes me to learn and adopt new strategies if the ones I currently use aren't working out.
Third, your prediction of scores within times is VERY accurate. This round I averaged anywhere from 190k-225k PER HOUR! I did use plenty of boosters of course. Maintaining the win streak for extra moves/boosters is VERY important. Not to mention hard work, skill, and endurance. The real competition where we are pushed to the max happens in the final round. I work hard to prep for that. In doing so, I treat every round seriously! I've posted my final scoreboards on my Instagram for EVERY SINGLE ROUND this year.
Fourth, I am more than happy to provide screenshots of my time played but I will at least rehash it here. Day 1: I played 15 hours. Day 2: I played 10 hours. Day 3 and 4 I played 5 hours each. I played non-stop day 1, ALMOST non-stop day 2. Day 3 and 4 I only played to maintain a streak of 1mil+ ahead. Not only was it a holiday my family celebrates, but it was also a relative's birthday celebration so I needed to make sure I was so far ahead, that I could afford to take breaks.
I know for a fact that I'm not a cheater and I believe my results from last year speak for themselves. Anyone is free to believe what they want to believe, but I'm going to keep focusing on my gameplay and new ways to improve.
Remember to keep an open mind about how people play… There are some really interesting, creative, and out-of-the-box strategies people can and will use. 😊
I also have screenshots from different points of this round to show some more of the score changes.
Hi Suzanne here from Allstars last year. It’s really hurtful when you spread these lies, I’m not a cheater and I don’t know why you would call me a cheater. Only King can tell what is cheating and what is allowed in their competition. Have you heard about playing offline for example?
Yes, I made 13 million in KO 2/3 this weekend but didn’t advance because I couldn’t not connect to the store, which sucked big time. And the player I was up against was a very good player.
Don’t be such a sore looser and talk about things you know nothing about. My game is between me and King.
Today I have been called a cheater and to old to manage this game. But I did pretty well last year I believe, I came 2nd among 15 million players. It is an achievement I’m really proud of!
Not okay to spread lies about others, your ”truth”may not be the true picture.
Hi Ben, I'm so sorry for all this confusion.
I really felt terrible having spent so many hours in the competition and suddenly being in second place and out of the running with no chance to speak or give my opinion. You can really tell who I am if you remember Sunday and Monday morning, when I was first all day and you were second, and suddenly in 15 minutes you passed me by a huge margin, impossible to generate by moving your fingers on the screen. Anyway, I'm talking to the 2024 winner, so there must be a reason.
I send you greetings from Argentina and I hope to see videos and other things from the final. Best regards, and sorry for my English.
I didn't reveal who you were. You revealed who you were. The average person would consider it unfair play to hide the dragon to win the Final Round of the All Stars 2024 and Music tournament and against the rules. Thus, giving no one else a chance to win, because of using an exploit when you shouldn't even have been there in the first place and ultimately stole someone's spot. In fact even king stated you will be suspended in the attachment below. You had a massive score in 2025 - Round 2, because you had a 250k bank roll. I'm not surprised you scored 13mil with that. I am surprised your not suspended and being allowed to play due to cheating as indicated from @kiara_wael
A user was so upset that they lost to you in the music tournament since you used the exploit, they gave me your screen grabs. Imagine how they would feel if you were in their shoes, someone comes with an exploit, 'hiding the dragon' and takes the first place prize from them.
And yes I've heard of playing offline, but that's not how you cheated, you lose and lose to gain extra lives to park on a level for who know how long, for hardly any money, while people are spending money to try to win legitimately. And if you did that the entire music tourney, you would have scored 26 million, but you do it at the end primarily, so no one can report you in time and you end up winning the final round.
The screengrabs and analysis prove exactly what you did in both 2024 All Stars and the Music Tournament. King has now capped the dragon level to prevent this cheat. If you stay online on this dragon level, it gives you the illusion of playing offline, which is not what you did.
Sugar Rush (All Stars & Music Tournament)
All Stars Final: 5,093,805 / Avg. 3537 pace per minute
Exploit at End of Tourney 5,093,805 – 4,683,525 = 410,280 / 74 minutes = 5544 pace per minute
If Sugar Rush did the dragon exploit the entire All Starts Finals Round 3 their score would be = 7,983,360
Music Final: 6,738,226 / Avg. 2674 pace per minute
Exploit at End of Tourney 6,726,196 – 6,287,086 = 439,110 in 42 minutes = 10,455 pace per minute
If Sugar Rush did the dragon exploit they did the entire Music Finals Round 3 their score would be = 26,346,600
Combined Pace Per minute between both tournaments = 3106 pace per minute
All Stars 2024
Sugar Rush
Summary:
With 1h 19 minutes left
Sugar Rush had 4,665,075
With 0h 59 minutes left
Sugar Rush had 4,683,525
A difference of 18,450 between the above times. At an average pace of 3537 per minute, it would mean Sugar Rush took 5 minutes to get there, then went to hide the dragon with 1h 14 minutes left in the All Stars tournament. With 9 minutes left, Sugar Rush had the same score. If we give Sugar Rush the best case scenario and have them finish the level at the end, that would give Sugar Rush 74 minutes. Their final score was: 5,093,805
5,093,805 – 4,683,525 = 410,280 / 74 minutes = 5544 pace per minute
If they did whatever exploit they did the entire All Starts Finals Round 3 their score would be = 7,983,360
Music 2024:
31h 28m left:
Sugar Rush had 1,972,980
This pace would give Sugar Rush a pace of 3122 pace per minute
At 1h 13m left:
Sugar Rush had 6,203,746 which is a pace of 2535 pace per minute.
At 11m left:
Sugar Rush had a score of 6,287,086.
6,287,086 – 6,203,746 = 83,340 point difference. With Sugar Rush avg. pace of 3106 between both tournaments it would take just about 27 minutes to get there. Thus, its safe to estimate Sugar Rush went to hide the dragon with 46 minutes remaining in the Music Tournament. If we give Sugar Rush the best scenario, with 4 minutes remaining Sugar Rush had a score of 6,726,196.
6,726,196 – 6,287,086 = 439,110 in 42 minutes = 10,455 pace per minute
If Sugar Rush hid the dragon the entire Music Finals Round 3 their score would be = 26,346,600
Documentation:
All Stars 2024 – Finals Round 3 =24 Hours
1h 19 minutes left:
1)ukcandywins 4,747,995
2)Sugar Rush 4,665,075
0h 59 minutes left:
1)ukcandywins 4,838,805
2)Sugar Rush 4,683,525
0h 19 minutes left:
1) ukcandywins 4,922,898
2) Sugar Rush 4,683,525
0h 13 minutes left:
1)ukcandywins 4,945,128
2)Sugar Rush 4,683,525
0h 9 minutes left:
1)ukcandywins 4,950,168
2)Sugar Rush 4,683,525
Final 0h 0m left:
1)Sugar Rush 5,093,805
2)ukcandywins 4,984,008
Music Tournament – Finals Roud 3 = 42 Hours
31h 28m left:
1)Sugar Rush 1,972,980
31h 19m left:
1)Sugar Rush 1,991,550
1h 13m left:
1)Sugar Rush 6,203,746
0h 11m left:
1)Sugar Rush 6,287,086
0h 4m 16s left:
1)Sugar Rush 6,726,196
0h 1m 15sleft:
1)Sugar Rush 6,735,706
Final 0h 0m left:
1)Sugar Rush 6,738,226
Here is the post that @kiara_wael replied to:
Nice to "meet" you and thank you for this supportive message and that you have bothered to read and appreciate my posts, that's quite an honour!
I've spent the year analysing the game and preparing for All Stars to run this final test: Can a player win All Stars playing exactly as intended by the game without spending money? Of course I won't beat you, but I'm curious to find out how much I can score in 24 hours and how close I can get. I'm looking forward to round 3 and the challenge. Have fun und maybe see you in round 3 (I hope not…)!
Hi Ben, I'm so sorry for all this confusion.
I really felt terrible having spent so many hours in the competition and suddenly being in second place and out of the running with no chance to speak or give my opinion. You can really tell who I am if you remember Sunday morning, when I was first all day and you were second, and suddenly in 15 minutes you passed me by a huge margin, impossible to generate by moving your fingers on the screen. Anyway, I'm talking to the 2024 winner, so there must be a reason.
I send you greetings from Argentina and I hope to see videos and other things from the final. Best regards, and sorry for my English.
Hola Ben, mil disculpas por todo este enrredo.
Realmente me senti muy mal haber gastado tantas hs en la competencia y de golpe quedar segun y quedar fuera de la compentencia sin opcion de hablar opinar. Realmente podes saber quien soy si recordas el domingo y madrugada y estaba todo el dia primero y vos segundo, y de golpe en 15 minutos me pasaste por una diferencia abismal imposible de generar moviendo dedos sobre la pantalla. De todas maneras estoy hablando con el ganador del 2024 asi que por algo debe ser.
Te mando un saludo desde Argentina y espero ver videos y demas de la final. Saludos. y perdon por mi ingles