In most cases big whales won Lambo, and I'm not sure that someone have Bitcointalk account. But maybe, who knows.
I think it's correct to say that this thread is one of the main sources of communication between the freebitcoin team and users. At least, it has been that way for the previous years. So, I wouldn't rule out that the big whales also check this thread occasionally to see either announcements or discussions on solving some problems.