It took Google almost a week to spider and include my subdirectory for
v7ndotcom elursrebmem. They picked it up almost immediately, but since my main page carries a lot of rank, it has taken them this long to figure out that the sub is the main page on the subject.
This has at least taken my contest page up a few pages, and depending on the DC I seem to be on page 6 or 7 right now.
Asking a few friends who don't participate in the contest for help, really put me down. I got the links, and one of the sites linking in actually now ranks in page two for some DCs.
I'm comforting myself with the thought that the technique I'm using usually takes a while for ranking high. Only... There's just 3.75 months left!