I have noticed that the tactic of completing levels offline to gain an advantage in an Episode Race may fail.
I will have to start this Episode Race in third place, one level behind the leader.
I started Level 6666 while connected to the internet, waited many minutes, disconnected the internet upon completing the level, and farmed chocolate box tasks. When I reconnected to the internet while farming the last task, I was "forced" into the Episode Race, starting at third.
Do anyone else remember when starting an episode race from behind?