If you look at the contest page
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1st place > DAL (6 votes)
2nd place > Mishelly (5 votes)
3rd place > simulatedmind (3 votes)
4th place > kokopedal (2 votes)
So maybe the mail went out before the voting was finished or maybe it was a typo? I don't know. I thought your entry was really good too Mishelly.