I don't have difficulty in not winning, if that is what you think. I have written an article somewhere that I dislike creative non-fiction (which is what her article is).
I knew right from the beginning that that is the type of article that would win. For some reason, people who don't read much think that that kind of article is what people want to read. The fact that the best literary novels (Nobel prize winners, etc.) seldom make more than half a million and most literary novels make a few thousand tells you just how little people enjoy that kind of writing.
I infinitely prefer Harry Potter! :)
I also don't care if the rules were broken. i just find the writing and the topic awful.