1) The B-52 had lucked out? It wasn't due to luck that it was adopted by the Air Force..
2) Bad grammar. It's WERE there any variations, not was there any.
3) Poor terminology. Engines are not "stowed in the wings". "Stowed" is a term related to items that are not part of the aircraft or vessel, but incidental to it, including baggage, cargo, tools, emergency equipment, and so on. The words packed, loaded and stored are synonyms of stowed. It is more proper to say the engines are "mounted" or "located" in the wings rather than stowed. In fact, standard terminology for jet engine mounting methods includes (a) nacelles, which are pylon-mounted or "podded" engines or (b) integral engines that are contained within the wing or fuselage structure.
4) Is the internet broken today? With a simple search you would have quickly and easily discovered that the pure jet variant of the B-36 had a swept wing and was known as the YB-60. There is a Wikipedia page about it. Here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_YB-60
5) No, it wasn't as good as the B-52. Quote: "The YB-60 was approximately 100 mph (160 km/h) slower than the YB-52 and also had severe handling problems. It carried a heavier bomb load — 72,000 lb (33,000 kg) against 43,000 lb (20,000 kg) for the YB-52 — but the Air Force did not see the need for the extra capacity, given the YB-60's other drawbacks."