whats the rationale behind not being able to pick up any bonus lives in 1CC? 1CC means 1 Credit Clear, grabbing lives is still within the 1 Credit rule set. Maybe the category should be named 3 lives clear and a real 1CC category could be added?

Can we revisit this? This rule seems very arbitrary and I'd like my 1CC from the normal leaderboard to be included in the 1CC category as well.

I agree with @KungFusedMike on this one and would love to reopen this discussion

I agree with your permission, so I changed the rules for this category. Now, the 1CC runs can include bonus lives.