For those of you who may be keeping track of all the data surrounding the top rankings for the v7ndotcom elursrebmem contest (not me, but maybe Rand?), here is some nice data to help you out. This page is keeping track of the movers and shakers in the contest. The data listed represents the most significant activity for the term v7ndotcom elursrebmem in Google's index for the past 24 hours. While the gains and drops span 24 hours, the Top 10 are assessed every 6 hours.
Combined with data on linkage, anchor text, etc., a pretty clear picture might emerge. Just wish I had the time or the ability to do all the number crunching myself.