USCIS reports H-1B petitions are extremely slow moving this year. As of the 4/27/2010 count, only 16,500 petitions have been filed against the regular H-1B cap and only 6,900 have been filed against the Master’s cap count.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4b7cdd1d5fd37210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=73566811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD