The question always comes up as to whether or not the cards have to be in order for you to legally peg a big a complicated run. Nothing in the rules states that the cards have to be in order so this example should clarify for some. This may be a once a decade run, but it shows the importance of keeping a close eye on the cards played and in knowing how to properly peg.
Player 1 -Plays the 4. (no score)
Player 2- Plays a 2, count is now six. (no score)
Player 1- Plays a 6, the count is now twelve. (no score)
Player 2- Plays a 3, the count is now fifteen. (player 2 pegs a fifteen 2)
Player 1- Plays a 5, the count is now twenty and a five card run is in play.(player 1 pegs 5 points)
Player 2- Plays a 2, the count is now twenty two and the run is broken. (no score)
Player 1- Plays a 4, the count is now 26 and a five card run is back in play. (player 1 pegs 5 points)
Player 2- Plays a 3, the count is now a twenty nine and we have a four card (player 2 pegs 4 points)
Player 1- Plays an Ace, the count is now thirty and we again have a five card run. (player 1 pegs 5 points)
Player 2- Plays an Ace, the count is thirty one for a pair an a thirty one.(Player 2 pegs 4 points)
So have you kept up? That’s a total of 3-five card runs for player one and 15 pegging points. For player 2 that’s an accumulation of 10 pegging points; a fifteen, a four card run, a pair and last card.