Has the market found its bottom? Navigating as we do by the stars in foreign skies, rosy overseas news seems to have been the catalyst for investors locating their collective posterior after five (count 'em, five!) days of gains.

A Chinese news service reported major iron ore producers would be asking for big price increases. Meanwhile, Greek workers celebrated their government's proposed austerity measures by throwing belt-tightening parties in the relevant authority's offices.

All our racers (besides the hapless Dartboard) managed to grow their pot but Pottsy - mad with power - has strengthened his stranglehold thanks to the odd pairing of Woolworths and Otto Energy.

Incitec Pivot rebounded nicely for My Kitchen Rules' Manu Feildel and Seven Network helped keep its star chef in second place with an 8 per cent jump.

Despite having one of the week's better performers in Mesbon China Nylon, reader John Russell was let down by the normally reliable QBE, which plunged 12.6 per cent.

Consistency wasn't enough to push student Tom McNamara higher but he's in contention if Doreen stumbles in the final stretch.

Patrick Commins

1st David Potts AFR Investor

Ausdrill$11,271

BHP Billiton$10,637

Otto Energy$11,735

Perpetual$10,736

Ramsay Health Care$10,688

Ten Network Hldgs$10,117

TPG Telecom$10,101

Thinksmart$11,250

Westpac Banking$11,728

Woolworths$10,954

$109,217

2nd Manu Feildel My Kitchen Rules

Aust Agriculture$11,040

Asciano Grp stpld$10,460

ANZ Banking Grp$11,407

BHP Billiton$10,637

ELK Pet$11,429

Incitec Pivot$10,347

NKWE Platinum $10,330

Neptune Marine$10,506

Seven Network $10,806

Sims Metal Mgmt$9664

$106,625

3rd Doreen Daze Astrologer

AMP$9862

Black Fire Min$11,250

BHP Billiton$10,637

BlueScope Steel$10,000

Consolidated Media$10,433

Crown$10,506

Rio Tinto$10,767

Reckon$10,062

Seek$11,867

Ten Network Hldgs$10,117

$105,502

4th Tom McNamara Student

BHP Billiton$10,637

C'wlth Bank of Aust $10,666

C @$10,000

Cochlear$10,452

CSL$11,100

Fairfax Media$9833

Karoon Gas Aust$10,157

National Aust Bank$10,798

Westfield Grp stpld$10,049

Woodside Pet$10,466

$104,159

5th Philip Baker Associate Editor

AGL Energy$10,397

Asciano Grp stpld$10,460

ANZ Banking Grp$11,407

BHP Billiton$10,637

Foster's Grp$9993

Invocare$10,883

Origin Energy$10,074

Primary Health Care$7717

Sonic Healthcare$8896

Westpac Banking$11,728

$102,192

6th John Russell Reader

Becton Prop stpld$9121

Flexigrp$9272

Harvey Norman$10,580

Mesbon China Nylon$10,000

Neptune Marine$10,506

Programmed Maint$11,186

Pipe Nets$10,032

QBE Insurance Grp$8766

Tox Free Solutions$11,705

Westfield Grp stpld$10,049

$101,218

7th Richard Pritchard Chartist

Alinta Energy stpld$9870

Buccaneer Energy$9888

BHP Billiton$10,637

Boart Longyear$9143

Blackthorn Res$10,608

Cape Lambert Res$9556

Morning Star Gold$10,588

National Aust Bank$10,798

NKWE Platinum $10,330

Roc Oil Co$9079

$100,496

8th Dartboard

Acuvax$10,000

Activex$9639

Aurora Oil & Gas$11,447

CPT Global$8696

DKN Financial Grp$9157

Equatorial Coal$12,174

Greencap$8077

Gazal Corp$10,560

Leighton Hldgs$10,146

Moby Oil & Gas$9259

$99,155