Hmmm its not hard to get multiple characters lvl 60+ if you already have 3 or 4 characters lvl 59. Fireriot simply lvled up multiple characters using 3 cpus I think. He basically ran his own parties mage fighter and cleric lol. Its only time consuming if you spend your time grinding inefficiently. Perfect Mob + Perfect Spawn+ Perfect Party = Perfect lvling speed hence people having the multiple lvl 60+ characters. But I tend to agree with Yosei those contest rewards are'nt worth the hrs a player would have to spend to get lvl 79 lol. I'll have to do the math and post it soon as for now I'm tired and posting on forums.
