The cutoff for the 50 millionth post contest was not a date. The cut off was when post number 49,500,000 occurred: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=49512985 The 50 millionth post occurred about 3 and a half years ago: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=50000000 It took 10 years for the first 50 million. The second 50 million will take only about 4 years.