OK, a few things come to mind in this thread. First, as Meatloaf said. "Stop Right There" and I'll be happy to be the winner since you have used 8991XJ as the example, saying that if the drawn number was 47...let's "Make it so".
Next is this artificial attachment to the nice round numbers for the contest. I believe the WOPL 1000 should be the prize when the membership reaches the Clipping point (or 0.5% THD point) in one channel, both channels driven. That would give some serious significance to the Membership number. But I am not going to stand in the way no matter how it is done, this is just fun to be a part of and I enjoy the lead up discussions to the big drawing, no matter which one it is.