The new winner is Directory Journal by phpLD Forum member Haxan. From design, to modifications, to content, to integration with a blog, Directory Journal has done an excellent job. There were many other great entries in the contest, and hopefully those most deserving will win in future contests.

Some Stats About Dirjournal:
11000 Categories
1300 Listings in 70+ days only
The site is so well managed and promoted that it has a PS of 5.5 already without the PR factor. The alexa is improving all the time. A lot of efforts are being put in to add quality content to make it a DIFFERENT directory and a proper source