Any advice for final knockout round 3?

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Wow!
You're the first player I've ever seen still having ads after paying.
It must be a helpful "glitch" on Kings site.
And it shows that paying and still having ads can be technically done.
Thank you for telling us this! ❤️

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I was around 3,500,000 in round 2 but I went to work and slept normal except the last night so I know other scored way higher. It’ll take more than that in 24 hours to win this round I’m guessing. I don’t think I can score that much in 24 hours but I’ll have a blast trying.

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I’m thinking C. It seems like the way I play having the unlimited boosters would be most helpful to me.

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Good luck! I genuinely hope you do well. It’s just fun to jump in and participate with all these other people. I’m finding out very quickly that the real flaw in this tournament is the ability for some to simply outspend others. If you can buy unlimited poppers you’ll clearly have an advantage over those that don’t. Even with that I think I only used 1 popper in round 2 and I’m still in it so I’m proof you can advance up to this point without simply outspending everyone. Once again good luck and I hope you have a great time either way this round.

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The scores from the second round don't really mean much @Grams67 : Scores were dependent on when the leaderboard started. If you joined late the whole leaderboard would be lower scoring because every player on it was playing for a shorter period. Also some leaderboards were highly competitive with two players so eager to win they drove up the scores. On leaderboards where only one really strong player ran away with it and all the others gave up trying to catch up early the final score would be lower than on a board where there were two strong and determined competitors.

Good luck to you in round 3!

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I have to inform you here that I tried deliberately to get rid of adverts in my game ready for the All Stars finals. Even though at the end of each level the ads don't actually make the skipping any longer, I find them irritating and distracting, so I was hoping that by buying this nice offer below (for only 99p !) just before final knockout round 1 I would be rid of ads by round 2.

But it didn't work. I've still got ads in my game now. I feel that I need to report this here as in the past I tried it three times before on three different accounts and each time the ads were gone within days of spending a small sum. But not this time. So either the rules have changed or someone at King's is trying to help me.

Grams67

Like many here, I made it to the final knockout. I’m nervous because I have seen others post their final score from the second knockout. Some were lower than mine however there were some that were double even, triple than mine.

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But at least there's one less screen to skip, so you can start the next level more quickly.

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Before you pay anything: if you spend real money or a giftcard, your ads will be gone. Possibly forever. Just be aware of that.

GREAT feedback! Thank you all so much. I’m over 50 with a stable income and a very supportive family so spending a few bucks isn’t a big deal. Don’t worry I won’t spend outside my budget. I just didn’t want to spend $100 on bars and find out later the community considers that unfair. I genuinely want to play a fair game win or lose. Most importantly my family is very supportive and have cleared my calendar for the time frame. I won’t win but I’m going to do what little I can to make sure whoever does win has to earn it. It will be a blast. I’m really enjoying reading the posts from the community. Seems like great people just having fun! I’ll post again after Saturday and I genuinely wish you all good luck!!!!!

Suppose you are permitted to select one pack before Final KOs 3 begins. Which would you get? Refer to the Booster Codes below if you're unsure of what those letters mean in the choices.

A: Order one, get one free (random offer, available every five episodes)
B: 1K Gold Bars
C: 250 Gold Bars, 4 LH/CB/JF/LC/SW/CW/FS, 6h unlimited lives, 24h unlimited boosters for LC/CB/SW/JF/CW
D: 100 Gold Bars, 2 LH/CB/JF/LC/SW/CW/FS, 1h unlimited lives, 12h unlimited boosters for LC/CB/SW/JF/CW

Booster Codes

CB: Color Bomb
SW: Striped & Wrapped
JF: Jelly Fish
CW: Coconut Wheel
LC: Lucky Candy
LH: Lollipop Hammer
FS: Free Switch

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Me too. Furthermore, be on the lookout for any All-Stars winners from last year (including Ben Chin). If you are in one of their groups, you may not stand a chance against them.

(Some of those past winners may be in the same group as Ben.)

MannyFae

Last year, those who started late ended up on the 11th leaderboard (which was created due to a mistake by King). I don't think we need to wait. Last year I started 5 minutes after it started. Interestingly, my group scored the lowest of all (excluding the 11th leaderboard), but it's most likely a coincidence. I suppose waiting for 5 minutes won't really make a difference, but in all likelihood, we have to start the moment it starts.

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I never have the patience for those Suzy Fuller videos. She's great….but ah, they are loooooong!

It's my first time too in the 3rd final knockouts. So I'm not quite sure what the best strategy is. Should we start at the very second the round starts or wait a few minutes or half an hour or to join? I'm not sure on that. @MannyFae have you got any thoughts on that from last year? I am assuming they will fill up each of the ten leaderboards one by one like they did in 2024, so are we more likely to get "easier" opponents if we wait a little? Probably not. I might get ready to start right on time so no one can get ahead by too much.

You will have to crush for the entire 24 hours @Mjude . So make sure your family are supportive of that and that you can eat and drink while you crush as well. Don't bother to check up on or worry about the opponents. You don't have to come first in the leaderboard to win. King will vet the players and eliminate anyone who might have broken the terms and conditions, and also anyone who can't or won't travel to the live finals, and then the next best player would get that place. The eventual winners will all be able so score about 180,000-200,000 per hour and the winning scores will probably be about 4 million.

To score the highest you have to be quick. You won't have time to watch ads. That would take up too much time. Buy your boosters beforehand. If you use real money set your budget and don't exceed it! Skip through the end of level sequence as soon as the skip button appears and skip through all the animations as quickly as possible, including the leaderboard. This round is all about speed, so don't waste any time.

If you just want to give it your best shot but don't expect or hope to win then of course it's o.k. to take a lunch break and just enjoy the event and see how far you can get. It's an awesome achievement you have got this far!

Good luck.

FullmetalAlex

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Stock up on gold and boosters. Without that, scoring and clearing levels at a fast pace will be difficult.

I mentioned in another thread about specifics and algorithms. Also my theory about "Super levels"

Hope this helps.

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I will start on that tonight. Thanks!!!

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Read everything @christinewupp has written.
That's not a joke, I mean it.

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I’m thinking C. It seems like the way I play having the unlimited boosters would be most helpful to me.

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Good luck to you in round 3!

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Grams67

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3314582#Comment_3314582

But at least there's one less screen to skip, so you can start the next level more quickly.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3314572#Comment_3314572

Before you pay anything: if you spend real money or a giftcard, your ads will be gone. Possibly forever. Just be aware of that.

Suppose you are permitted to select one pack before Final KOs 3 begins. Which would you get? Refer to the Booster Codes below if you're unsure of what those letters mean in the choices.

A: Order one, get one free (random offer, available every five episodes)
B: 1K Gold Bars
C: 250 Gold Bars, 4 LH/CB/JF/LC/SW/CW/FS, 6h unlimited lives, 24h unlimited boosters for LC/CB/SW/JF/CW
D: 100 Gold Bars, 2 LH/CB/JF/LC/SW/CW/FS, 1h unlimited lives, 12h unlimited boosters for LC/CB/SW/JF/CW

Booster Codes

CB: Color Bomb
SW: Striped & Wrapped
JF: Jelly Fish
CW: Coconut Wheel
LC: Lucky Candy
LH: Lollipop Hammer
FS: Free Switch

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3314545#Comment_3314545

Me too. Furthermore, be on the lookout for any All-Stars winners from last year (including Ben Chin). If you are in one of their groups, you may not stand a chance against them.

(Some of those past winners may be in the same group as Ben.)

MannyFae

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/495487/any-advice-for-final-knockout-round-3

I never have the patience for those Suzy Fuller videos. She's great….but ah, they are loooooong!

Good luck.

FullmetalAlex

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/495487/any-advice-for-final-knockout-round-3

Stock up on gold and boosters. Without that, scoring and clearing levels at a fast pace will be difficult.

I mentioned in another thread about specifics and algorithms. Also my theory about "Super levels"

Hope this helps.

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I will start on that tonight. Thanks!!!