Imho you would've deserved the first place because I'm 99% certain that at least half of the votes on AckMania come from the creators themselves. But that's just my 2 cents.
Congratulations all around to everyone.
also, whenever we actually need a Pro is only at ackcon (for WRS) and christian always takes care of publishing, so all in all we don't really need it.
EDIT: And congratulations of course! Very formidable 2nd place!