I feel your pain on Sonic 2. Lost my first life on Sky Chase Zone and my other 3 on Winged fortress.. if I didn't get hit with 300 coins I woulda had the high score.
You are a strong opponent, and will surpass me soon, for sure.
I'll continue trying to improve too, let's see how much we can get until the time runs out.
I got an idea for your sig. Random piece of furniture. Change it randomly and don't tell anyone why you have it. Delete this message so no one will know! Or not.