this is why I was under the impression submitting after the cap gives you squat:
"You should also keep in mind that you can only play games a certain amount of times a day to count towards rank. The max for Yooyuball is 301 games, Shootout Showdown and Make Some Noise max at 1201 games, and, well, no one really tends to max out Slushie Slinger."
http://www.neopets.c...61009&issue=645
note that those are the caps from a previous year, not this year. Maybe someone ('m too lazy) can pull up editorial answer?