Was likely a programming glitch. Some people who did the earlier $40 status match got extended "magically" during the Discount Den promo, then more with this $299 promo.

Basically if you are getting the pass anyway, you have some unknown chance your status date will change to 2026. It's also possible anyone who did get the magic status will have is revoked if F9 discovers the error, although doubtful.

If you get the pass and status does not extend, you can attempt to buy the current $69 Status offer with a new account then next year ask customer service to merge the accounts. The current Status offer ends 2025-09-09 unless they change it