dang has provided an answer for how the algorithm works whenever I've asked similar question. But I still don't get it. 6 hours + 170 points and it's on third

dang has provided an answer for how the algorithm works whenever I've asked similar question. But I still don't get it. 6 hours + 170 points and it's on third page. Meanwhile second page has "Null Byte on Steroids" at 12 hours + 20 points. ??