Whilst it is obviously a mistake, he was given ample time to rectify it and even warned about it by one of the admins. It isn't that it makes a huge difference to the leaderboard, it's that it sets a precedent. If they allow it this time then they will have to allow for it if it occurs again and in future it could have larger implication on the leaderboard with the numbers on a smaller scale.

It's for the same reason they couldn't allow my late prediction despite it being out of my control and I completely understand why they did it. It would have opened Pandora's Box if they had allowed my prediction to stand. I lost 72 places on the leaderboard for my mistake and as a result I'm 86th now.

DSRage did a similar thing to Alec and dropped 21 places from second place three-quarters of the way through the contest.

I know it feels bad now but it could have been worse so try not to beat yourself up about it.