Where to go for ARRL DX 2009

I wanted to publish this summary later, but finally decided to do it now. Although ARRL DX CW 2009 will take place in more than a month, many contesters are already concerned about "where to go?".
I believe that this information will help them to make a final decision.
The table below is made of the last 10 years ARRL DX CW results (Many thanks to Girt YL2KL for appropriate information)

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Name: Jim Neiger    24.01.09
Callsign: N6TJ
Congratulations to AL 4L5A for his excellent summary of recent ARRL DX CW results.  My 2005 ZF2TJ operation didn't make The Box, as it was only No. 4 that year - essentially because I was too far north for many 10 meters QSO's.  However, my 345 multiplier would have been the MAXIMUM in Al's table, so it demonstrates what can be achieved.  It will be interesting to watch this year's competition, and to learn where the top score comes from, and who has 10 meters, if any.  One can only hope that the competition will be fair.  Questions: (1) Why do some so-called single operators always have to bring another operator with them?, (2) Why do some so-called single operators sometimes have their "assistant operator" set up at another radio or station, and what is this "assistant operator doing"?, (3) Why do the host stations allow (1) and (2) to happen, and are they all so stupid to think the rest of us don't know what is going on??  The answers, I believe, are (1) these so-called single operators are not capable of winning on their own, and will try at any cost, and (2)  the hosts will play this ridiculous game for any amount of the almighty dollars, rubles, escudos, euros, pesetas.  How sad to what this has evolved.  As I suggested a year ago, the game has come down to the Battle of the Cheaters......... My career in the ARRL DX CW goes back 50+ years now, first on from W7 in the mid-1950's.  My first No. 1 was from ZD8Z in 1969, a new world record.  Then the contest was 96 hours long, and I operated 88 of the 96 that year.  5700 QSO's, which broke my friend ZD8J's prior record of 4500 QSO's.  Of course, back then there were no computers, no memory keyers, no automatic dupe sheets.  It showed that ARRL DX CW could be won from Africa.  My next No. 1, and another world record, was from my 8P6J station in 1983, and then again as 9Y4AA  (from 9Y4VT) in 1986.  So three No.1's from 3 different continents.  (Will anyone else ever match that feat??).  In addition to ZD8J and ZD8Z, the ARRL DX CW has also been won from Africa by OH2MM from EA8EA and of course 4L5A's excellent 2004 accomplishment from D4B.  But the skills of these last two operators are at another level, so one should not easily anticipate replicating their efforts. At the age of 70 years now, it's difficult for me to recognize that my best contesting years are way behind me.  Undoubtedly the most prudent path is to stay home and  watch and listen. 73 Jim Neiger  N6TJ