so the good news is...

it seems that the points are updating correctly, and they being tracked on the charts. the blogs have also received a new update. the countdown timer, however, remains inexplicably fixed in its position. i took a pick at some other random challenges from 360voice, and i noted that they all were having a similar situation. as long as the points and blogs keep updating, then i am ok with that. those are the two things i need to keep track of our scores here.