Yeah, I don't think they (well, most of them, anyway) realize how steep the hill gets as you get closer to the top. At their current rate, they're looking at cracking the top 500 sometime around the end of May - by that time, we should be well up into the top 200, maybe up to 150 or so...
Yup, I don't think most of them grasp basic math. They are the same sort that think a big tax return check is something to be proud of.