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This paper establishes an unconditional proof of the unboundedness conjecture recorded in OEIS A358200, concerning the frequency rankings of ratios of consecutive prime gaps. Let \(p_n\) denote the \(n\)-th prime, let \(d_n=pₙ₊₁-p_n\), and define \(r(n)=dₙ₋₁/dₙ₋₂\) for \(n≥3\). Using Pintz's theorem that consecutive prime-gap ratios satisfy \(n→∞r(n)=∞\) and \(n→∞r(n)=0\), we prove that infinitely many distinct ratios occur. Consequently, the OEIS sequence \(a(n)\) has infinitely many first-occurrence terms satisfying \(a(n)=n\), establishing \(n→∞a(n)=∞\). Furthermore, infinitely many new record-high and record-low ratios occur, strengthening the original conjecture. The proof is unconditional and requires neither the Riemann Hypothesis nor any other unproved conjecture. The result is a deduction from established prime-gap theorems rather than a claim of a new prime-gap estimate.
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