Wikipedia talk:The Core Contest

Our 2026 Winners!!

Hello everyone! We judges are happy to annouce the 2026 winners:

Herewith is Aza24 (talk · contribs)'s announcement for the April/May 2026 Core Contest

• First place (and a prize of £120) goes to Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk · contribs) for his dual efforts on Flatbread and Tortilla! One, formerly an unsourced list-like article, and the other, once a poorly sourced and spotty overview, both now number 250+ citations from an impressively academic source pool. We particularly commend the efforts to globalize content, treat the topics comprehensively and thoughtfully select illustrations. Both articles (one now a GA) are a uniquely high quality amid the often underserved food topics on Wikipedia. Bravo!
• Second place (and a prize of £100) goes to Phlsph7 (talk · contribs), a Core Contest regular who has once again shown a mastery of big topics, with his dual efforts on Agnosticism and Premise—both now GAs (one, with a review by our first place winner!). With immensely thorough sourcing improvements, alongside carefully nuanced text on these often misunderstood topics, both articles are a pleasure to read.
• Third place (and a prize of £80) goes to MCE89 (talk · contribs), whose improvements the Heard Island and McDonald Islands article have led to a triumphant FA declaration. The incredible balance of detail between human, geographical and flora-fauna elements is a great achievement, and sets a high standard for future island articles.

The panel of judges was Femke (talk · contribs), Aza24 (talk · contribs) and Casliber (talk · contribs) 

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all of the participants! We had an incredible turnout this year, marking one of the trickiest batches of entries to judge. WMUK will reach out to you all individually soon to disperse prize money. – Aza24 (talk) 02:24, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Many thanks to the organizers and judges who made this possible! Phlsph7 (talk) 08:59, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Well done all! Competitors, judges and organizers, & thanks to WMUK. Johnbod (talk) 16:43, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

hooray! This year's contest had some very good entries, including those that didn't make the podium, so I'm honored to reach first place. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 00:26, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Great job everyone! DanCherek (talk) 04:45, 10 July 2026 (UTC)