Any word on Peta striking out on it's own? With the exception of yesterday, Peta has been finding a block a day which is better than the current payout per day on Eligius.

Is there anything we gain from Eligius other than a nice UI and the potential continued payout when the Peta miners are unlucky?

If Peta had been mining on it's own it would have pulled down 150 BTC in the past week versus the ~100 BTC paid out by Eligius.