RE: How many posts does it take to have a winner? Lets look at top Steemit authors for an answer.

Good post...although this means I should have made it to now... and trying harder/more will likely not help :(
Anyways, not giving hope maybe one of those below will hit it late (in the 30 days not in the first 24/12h):
Beyond the STEEM Whitepaper – 1. Blogging and Curation Rewards Fund; Steem Backed Dollars Creation
Beyond the STEEM Whitepaper –2. Where the money come from; New Users DO NOT Increase the Value of Steem (yet)
Beyond Trading – The Medium Term Fundamentals. 1. – 7.29.2016
Solution to the Curation Rewards
Fact of the Day! “93.44% of ALL (Liquid) STEEM comes from…”