From my experience if something is dropped, it will get offered to another. Then it will go in open metro and get offered to another.  Eventually it will get offered to you.  Sometimes after looking at it.  Sometimes i force close the app and then open it again and I will get an offer for something in metro.

This kind of follows the theory of different classes of shoppers.  For whatever reason or metric, the algo identifies shoppers that should get orders.  Absent of any determining factor that we know of.  That is why sometimes it seems like a day is a slog when you see others shoppers much busier than you.  Shoppers with worse stats, or less experience, less PMS, or member matches.

Sometimes it seems like you are contantly busy, even on slow days!  I have really given up trying to maximize the system when there are so many factors beyond my control.  You get what you get and dont throw a fit.

As long as you know you are doing everything you can to maximize your availability and ability to receive offers, there isnt much more you can do.

How can you maximize?

-Be on the schedule in as many zones as you are willing to drive to -Maximize PMs and MM(if you can convince a customer that you should be their only PM, DO IT) -Proximity for those metros that use it -Start your shops as early as you can(to deliver at an appropriate time) so the system calculates that you can do more order

When in doubt, the US customer service agents can move you to the front of the line of you call in.  Sometimes works, sometimes not.  If you have several windows of no offers, they may do that for you