I don't think n00b plans on returning any time soon.

I actually had an idea a little while ago, which might help this. The 2010 JCS awards will be soon, and I'll probably be organizing them like I did last year (nominations would start in mid december). I figured that if n00b doesn't come back to finish his contest, I could add a new 2010-only category to the JCS awards: best single-screen level/upload. That would not resolve n00b's contest, but it would at least acknowledge the people who contributed by letting them be in the yearly awards.