Interesting indeed. Right now the next contest starts on Feb 6 which is also the day of the 2011 Super Bowl when Black Eyed Peas do the half time show.
Now I understand what you mean. I sent a memo into technical, but I am sure they are already aware of it. Every time you refresh the home page, it starts over at 4 weeks, 6 days, 22 hours, 59 minutes. I am looking forward to major announcements this week too.