It's weird...
My last two games have started horribly, but ended up quite well...
Okay, so my best level is 87 (I think), and I can normally get through 1-50 without losing a life.
Well, yesterday, I had only three lives by level 20 (keep in mind that I have all three hearts, I have completed the golden Igor quest, and I have already gotten the 100k life and a life from cristal at this point). I was pretty upset, so I decided to go to parallel 25 for the first time. I was surprised at how easy it was and how good the reward is. Anyway, I somehow was lucky enough to spell cristal about 4 more times, and I get about 1 million by lvl 50. Sadly, though, I only have two lives by then. I didn't think I was going to get many more points. Then I get a Daruma Watermelon at 55, a Candy cane at 56, and an orange

the next level. I get a few more good point items before the end, and end up with around 1,550k. New High Score, and I get 14th place in the 3rd level of the pyramid. Yay.
TODAY, however, was even worse/better. By the time I ended parallel 11, I had one stinkin' life left. ONE! Yeah, I have no idea what happened. Anyway, I'll spare you the details and just say that I finished the game with close to 1,800k points, and got 4th place! Talk about a Turnaround...