Thank you for sharing your take on the situation.
You speak of this circle often, yet I never see it. The message field in front of me reliably has a particular look. When inspecting circles, let straight lines which approach one another at 90 degrees be your first warning sign.
Perhaps they have moved the winners circle to the editing bay; That's where I'll be, up to my knees in short strips of film. All the scenes in which I failed to make the cut; And up to my hips in pie.......With a cool bottle of milk to wash it all down, celebrate my victory.