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Call it humblebrags or whatever you will, but I'd say that about 25% of the time a Blue Shell hits me, I'm so far ahead that I still maintain first place. There's a trick where you purposely fall off the edge and time it so that the Shell follows you down but blows up as Lakitu grabs you, which is faster and less coins than recovering from an explosion. It helps substantially in keeping a lead.