Including my parents award tickets I was already burning nearly half a million miles from my account, just 8 months after I started this "game"! I didn't have more at the time, and I'm fine with International Business Class as I can't be tossing back a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue every flight, and I'm used to domestic coach (though now in exit rows) so my perspective is low enough that I should be very happy as is.

The good news is 8 months after that and my account is back up to be able to do it again already.

Steve