Bacon Challenge  coming to a close   Dear eversovaliant Bacon Challenge  participant  Almost a year ago the  kicked off for the third year in a row with the annual mission of expanding and bettering Wikipedias coverage of bacon We are almost at the end of this years Bacon Challenge which ends on March st I am pleased to say that during this time period Bacon Challenge participants have done a great job Ten new pages have been created Two articles have been granted the status of being good articles Over one hundred reliable sources have been placed into articles and over  words have been added Six articles have been featured on Wikipedias main page under the Did you know section These are all excellent results  The  has also been exciting to watch Contributors have been racking up more and more points as the deadline approaches As I post this message   is in the lead with   in second and   in third   currently has created the most new pages while   has done the most work in expanding articles and achieving DYKs   has done the most work with image uploads Remember while the Bacon Challenge is ending in just a few days its not too late to make any lastminute contributions to get a few more Bacon WikiCup points Everyone who contributes at least something will earn a virtual commemorative medal so if you havent contributed anything baconrelated to Wikipedia nows your chance Contributions  up until the end of March th but only for contributions that were done before the beginning of March The extra week is provided for participants to report any lastminute contributions and to allow for any contributions that require a timely process such as a good article or DYK nomination to go through  At the end of the event scores for the Bacon WikiCup will be completed and rechecked and prizes will be distributed Thanks and good luck