I think the top wallet took advantage of a feature where if you don't stake for a while your weight accumulates and accumulates so when you do, then you get even more coin than the straight 1% or 269%. This wallet figured it out and kept it locked during the entire mining period where staking rewards were set at one percent a year. Then he unlocked his wallet right as growth period began and got a very large first stake, which of course led to the rest of the stakes being large.

I didn't know about this feature so I staked right through the initial 1% period and had much less weight going into growth. I'm guessing the same for you. But apparently it was right there and anyone who could spot it could benefit from it.

So... not fair? perhaps. But not rigged either, in the sense that taking advantage was open to anyone. Just not all of us had the knowledge or experience to spot it. You better believe that next time I will