The 99k Pound special went pretty great for me, even though it was much harder to get valuable pets than from regular openings (smaller number of pets per opening + larger number of users online = more people clicking the same pets).
Luckily I'm anything but bad with fast reactions, and pulled a Null PPS, Graystripe, and a handful of 2009 rares from it. And a lot of hoard pets, which was what I appreciated the most about the event. So many hoard grabs.
The event(s) as a whole proved quite stressful for me this year, which is why I'm currently taking a small break until next week. That I'm an obsessed banner hunter isn't news to anyone who knows me, but I have the bad habit of pushing myself to stay awake even longer (and even when already at the limit) to watch the discussion thread and help out with answering questions.
The birthday/99k event weekend drained me very much because I barely caught a break between everything that was going on.
But the worst best thing is that it's all so much fun that I never want to stop and take time off :')
My fave pet is this:
But I also love, love, love the Nickens and need to expand my Nicken hoard so I can get more of them.