What was really annoying about the earlier ones is if the board started with the bonus column on JP and autocollect - PAIN!
I rather think its a coincidence your good tops nixxy are by getting 3 gold bars at once compared to feature stack - I've had a fair few £25's from that, and had £75 from the feature stack - doesn't make a difference. I used to play those every day, and I always got it from getting the gold bars - maybe if you didnt purposely try and get the bars ( ie. skillstop to bar etc. ) you may get it on the feature stack before it has acutally landed on the bar once - perhaps this is what happened for you!
I think you've rather missed my point there ob - all I'm trying to say is that the £100 tops in particular ONLY seem to come as a result of being awarded all 3 gold bars in one go.
Getting the top via the feature stack and via one-at-a-time gold bars is no bad thing, it just doesn't ever seem to bring about the ton top!
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Know what you mean about the auto collecting JP bonus start OB, very annoying when it slings it at you when your £40 in. I will always plug it if the coast is clear.