In 2023, we found a deal where we could status match our Marriott Gold status for Spirit Gold for a year for just $99. We jumped on it because many of Spirit’s flights were less than $50, and with gold status we could get a carryon and a checked bag, choose from any of the preferred seats, get a drink and snack, and priority boarding all for free! We’ve used it quite a bit, but it expires in a week, so we decided to play Spirit roulette and use our status one last time. The rules were that it had to be a) a non-stop flight b) to somewhere on…