Is if forgotten that it's Christmas? SC employees have families that they wish to spend the holidays with just as you do. They are allowed time off from work just like everyone else. This WILL be taken care of when employees return from their holidays....which they rightfully deserve.
Unfortunately, either whoever wrote to you didn't explain correctly or you misunderstood. Each event has several levels (personal goals), each with it's own prize award. In order to qualify for the event BONUS (in this case, the sled), you need to achieve the GLOBAL level, which is the level marked by the blue globe. If you do NOT reach this, you won't get the bonus. If you DO reach this, you will (if all internet delivery paths remain unbroken) receive the bonus AT THE TIME the goal amount is achieved. If the event goal is achieved before the event time runs out, the even will continue till the end time to allow all participants the opportunity to fulfill all of the personal goals/levels.
I'm going to copy/paste this from my post on the other thread on this issue for everyone to read and learn just how the internet works so you'll understand why many of you have not received your sleds...or diamonds from past events:
"I've done this time and time again and, to be honest, I'm tired. The following is a link to a simple description of how the internet works. It would be best if you read the entire article, but even if you read just the first page, you'll begin to understand just how complex a path that sled has to take from SC to your device and how many opportunities there are for it to get redirected, stopped, detoured, and even lost on it's way to you.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/in...s/internet.htm
SC does not own the internet. They do not own every single one of hundreds of servers, nodes, routers, and other components that one digital sled may travel through to get to you. They have no control over Apple's servers, the servers that pick up from Apple's and transfer to the next set of servers down the road, nor the servers your internet provider uses. If any servers or other equipment along the way get jammed, breakdown, are undergoing maintenance or replacement, or just overloaded, much of the information traffic will be diverted by the owners of that particular equipment to any number of other stops, thereby, delaying arrival of the information (sled/diamonds). If data is corrupted along the way, the trip is ended and the item never reaches it's destination.
Please read this linked article or, at least, the first page so you can attain some understanding of what is involved in getting a simple sled through Hell and high water to arrive at your door. Not so simple and straight forward as you thought."