About 5 years ago, it was relatively common to earn some or all of EQN's, points, incidental points, and elite status perks on third-party-booked rates. Sometimes you could calculate the underlying rate the site paid the hotel based on the points you earned (this may or may not be equal to the minimum acceptable bid that would have been accepted).

But in the past 2-3 years, it seems that most chains have cleaned up their software to the point where it aligns with their published policies. I don't think I've had a "mistake in my favor" in at least that long.

Some properties will consciously offer you some of the elite status perks, but I don't see the EQN's or points posting like I used to.