Ok, with glee we've reminicsed about R "all time favorite promotions" - and we've read about some really great trips. But I was wondering, which program and which award is hardest/easiest to cash in? For the hardest, how much time and effort was required? Keep it short and simple, so I can tally the results. List only the top three. For example,

Hardest (H)
1.XX Airlines - Concord Class Award to timbucktoo - my secretary called daily on it for a year.
2.YY Hotel - 2 free nites domestic, reduced level award, got it after a month of daily calls using "rapid redial".
3.ZZ Credit Card Co - Panama Canal Cruise -the Captain's Stateroom Award - never could book it.

Easiest(E)
1.XX Air - 50,000 - no capacity control award - domestic - 20 second fon call.
2.WW Air - 35,000 - Europe - 4 min fon call.
3.QQ Hotel - 5 nite reduced level award - Sri
Lanka - Loyalty Co. called me to see when I wanted to book.

Also, did status have any added effect?