User blog:Godstick/Unlocking Episodes Automatically

Since I completed Level 500 and asked a few friends for tickets 7 days ago, I have come back to the Facebook version of Candy Crush, spun the booster wheel and played at least one previous level every day. Finally, the game unlocks Ice Cream Caves for me before I receive enough tickets, stating that "The Tooth Fairy has helped you to unlock the next episode!" And I don't have my gold bars deducted.

This essentially means that if you are patient and hard-working enough, you don't need to ask for tickets to unlock the next episode. But I wonder is this a compensation of being unable to play (or pass) Quests on mobile versions for now, or applicable to all episodes.

Could you find a reasonable explanation? I guess the game is compensating for the unavailablity of Quests AND rewarding my diligence to play previous levels for a long time. Moreover, did anyone of you experience this before?