Here is a bit more about the man who was closet in predicting the year, day, hour, minute, and second that the blog would reach 100,000 hits. David says:

So, who is Contestant 3713277? His prediction was 12/4/2009  5:01:10 p.m., simply because December 4, 2009, is his birthday–belated, Happy Birthday. This contestant has chosen to NOT remain anonymous. He is David Yount, BROL member BlueRidge [who hails from the blue ridge area of North Carolina--Waynesville]. David is an avid cyclist, riding a RANS Dynamik Pro Crank Forward Bicycle. He enjoys riding single-track courses in the hills of Southern California.

Jim,

I don’t know that I have any words of wisdom. I am just continually amazed at how blessed I am to have a good job and healthy, happy family.

And I’m grateful for interesting blogs like yours and my brother’s.

One last time, a big thank you.

David

Rather than collect his winnings, David has asked that I donate those winning on his behalf to my favorite charity(maybe cycling related) in his and Cycling Experiences… names. That is an excellent idea. I selected the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy [RTC] and David agrees. I will make the donation [$100] tomorrow, 12/08/2009. At David’s request, the money will go to the Southeast Region Rails-to-Trails ~ office in Tallahassee, Florida. David, thanks for the kind gesture. We may even see some mention of this on the RTC Trailblog.