While I've had 8 royals, I can remember only 3 sf.
You say 200 almost royals. Any ideal how many of those were 10-K and you ended with a 9-k sf?
None.
My second royal came fairly quickly though (a few weeks ago). I probably had 20-30 almost royals (including one 10-play 4-card royal with no success) between the 1st and 2nd.
Mitchell