Kindle Scout Campaign- Part Three

So, here I am trying to figure out what makes a Kindle Scout nominee a winner. I'm pleased to say that my novel, Bitter Envy, has spent most of its time in hot & trending, which is the top 20 books by either page views, nominations, or some combination. That doesn't seem to make as much difference as I originally thought. Case in point, the latest book to receive a contract-- the poor author was sure that he wouldn't win a contract since his book wasn't in hot & trending after 24...