Of all the great losses, had the players not make their mistakes and their runs were wins (if possible), where would they rank in your lists? (This is for people who I know are capable despite mistakes) (Also, the runs below are great runs IMO)
Kamehameha: If Robbie entered the Heart Room instead, this would probably be a loss because I don't know if Tina would've been fast enough. If he entered the Observatory instead, it would've been a Top 5 win for me because of his speed and because it would've been a solo win.
(I doubt Henry VIII would've been a win with how scared and hesitant Shay was)
Edmund Hillary: This would've been a one second win... I think. Tara would have to really RUN to win. But if she had gotten out, I would've put this in my Top 5 for sure.
Atahualpa: Obviously, because of the simple rooms in Season 1, this would be a mid pack win for me.
(What more could've been done in Johnny Appleseed? Well, Angela could've move a little faster, but seriously, what else could they have done?)
Napoleon: I'm pretty sure the Shrine/Shaft passage would've worked and if Carly actually used it, she would've pulled off a nailbiting win and I would've ranked this in the middle. If Brian had not taken the direct path and actually moved faster, then this would've been in my Top 10.
Annie Oakley: Had Chandra taken shortcuts and Nick knew what to do in the King's Storeroom (Really? That hole?), I'd consider this in my Top 5.
Henry Morgan: Had Ashley used the key and made it solo, I'd consider this run in my Top 5. If not, even if Shem actually saw the door to the Room of the Mandarin Hand open, this probably wouldn't have been a win.
Dolley Madison: Without the Dark Forest blunder, this would've been in my Top 10. If Matt didn't go for the direct path, I'd put this in my Top 5.
Polynesian Girl: Had Kristen not been so hesitant, I'd rank this in my Top 10.
William the Conqueror: Without one of the two mistakes, Top 10. Without both, I'd probably consider this the best run ever. Probably.
(Why couldn't Travis and Elisa in Ivan The Terrible have a better layout? *sighs*)
(What else could the players in Queen Boadicea do? Well, Lissy could've been less hesitant, but the layout was already so hard)
Tokugawa Ieyasu: This would've been a nailbiter win and I'd go so far to consider it in my Top 3 had it been accomplished
Belle Boyd: The Shrine/Bog passage must be open and BOTH players must've taken shortcuts. And if they had done so... can you imagine? We'd be praising this as the best run ever to no end.