[CQ-Contest] Domestic stations in CQWW

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

I'm not going to rehash old arguments and debates from the past, but WB9Z's 3830 posting did spark a little question...

Did anyone else besides him and I notice a marked increase in the number of W/K stations answering domestic CQs this past weekend?  My stateside QSO count went from 152 in 2006 to 231 in 2007.  And that 231 number is the result of the fact that around 1900z I changed my CQ loop message to "CQ countest outside of the United States?"

Any other experiences on this matter?

73 Rich NN3W