The Bacon WikiCup is a bacon-themed variation of the regular Wikipedia WikiCup. It was created by 2009 Wikipedian Sky Attacker (known at the time as The Legendary Sky Attacker) as a component of an annual "Bacon Challenge" amongst several Wikipedians to add bacon-related content to Wikipedia. The Bacon WikiCup traditionally ends on the first day of March, National Pig Day. For Bacon Wikicup records see List of Wikicup records.
2010 season
editThe first season of the Bacon WikiCup was contested from December 2009 - March 2010. Fourteen participants contributed content. The event was started and co-organized by Sky Attacker in December 2009, and then by SuperHamster for the rest of the event. The overall winner was Spinningspark.
Contributions
editThe original season saw the creation of over forty new bacon-related articles, the uploading of more than sixty new bacon-related images, and the significant improvement of many more existing bacon-related articles. Several articles appeared on Wikipedia's main page in the "Did you know...?" section during and after the event's duration and other notable content such as a Wikipedia bacon article template and categories for bacon drinks and books about bacon were also introduced to the encyclopedia.
Positions
edit| Placing | Participant | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Spinningspark
|
109 |
| 2nd |  Cirt
|
94 |
| 3rd |  Glane23
|
73 |
| 4th |  Drmies
|
64 |
| 5th |  The Legendary Sky Attacker
|
40 |
| 6th | LadyofShalott
|
36 |
| 7th | ChildofMidnight
|
32 |
| 8th | WereSpielChequers
|
23 |
| 9th | SuperHamster
|
22 |
| 10th |  Theleftorium
|
15 |
| 11th | Dylan620
|
7 |
| 12th | Jonathunder
|
4 |
| 13th (tied) | Giants27 Kelapstick
|
2 |
Awards
edit-
Trophy, awarded to Spinningspark -
Medal, awarded to all other participants
2011 Season
edit2010 co-organizer SuperHamster opened a second season of the Bacon WikiCup to take place starting March 2, 2010 and finish a year later on March 1, 2011.
Positions
edit| Position | Participant | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Worm That Turned
|
451 |
| 2nd |  Cirt
|
310 |
| 3rd |  Acather96
|
53 |
| 4th |  Spongie555
|
43 |
| 5th | Drmies | 39 |
| 6th |  Dylan620
|
37 |
| 7th | LadyofShalott
|
24 |
| 8th |  SuperHamster
|
20 |
| 9th | Glane23 (Geoff)
|
8 |
| 10th |  Caknuck
|
5 |
Awards
edit-
Trophy, awarded to Worm That Turned -
Medal, awarded to all other participants
2012 Season
editSuperHamster opened the third season of the Bacon WikiCup, which started June 14, 2011 and finished on March 1, 2012. Although content creation was a success, participation reached a new low, making this Bacon WikiCup the last one for now.
Positions
edit| Position | Participant | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Silver seren
|
477 |
| 2nd | Worm That Turned
|
204 |
| 3rd |  Rcsprinter123
|
86 |
| 4th |  Doh5678
|
25 |
| 5th |  Cirt
|
12 |
Awards
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Trophy, awarded to Silver seren -
Medal, awarded to all other participants
