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SCP-7000 Contest: Luck!

Banner Art by Aethris

The dictionary defines Luck as "a force that brings good fortune or adversity." We have had the good fortune of over a decade of wonderful articles, content, and camaraderie on this site! Whether you are here by chance or fate, just know that we are lucky to have you here at the SCP Foundation. Since life is already full of chances and risks, why not try your luck for the 7000 contest?

Important Dates:

Writing: Concluded! Thank you for all the submissions!
Posting Opens: July 25^th, 2022, 12:00 AM Eastern Time
Posting Closes: August 1^st, 2022, 12:00 AM Eastern Time
Results Decided: No later than August 31^st, 2022, 12:00 AM Eastern Time

Results:

Congratulations to HarryBlank for winning the SCP-7000 contest with SCP-7000 - The Loser!

Thank you to everyone who entered!

1. SCP-7000 - The Loser by HarryBlank at 464
2. SCP-7777 - Heptaphobia by Yossipossi at 332
3. SCP-7333 - Business Lizard by Zyn at 282
4. SCP-7999 - Meet Me in the Stars by fabledtiefling at 264
5. SCP-7005 - The Neon God by Tufto at 253
6. SCP-7001 - Site-19 by PlaguePJP at 251
7. SCP-7500 - Luck of the Irish by Tstaffor at 216
8. SCP-7700 - Dr. Cimmerian Almost Goes Out On a Limb by Doctor Cimmerian at 215
9. SCP-7676 - The Grand Symphony of 1976 by S D Locke, notgull, simplexityyfvs, hoah2333 and yuuki410 at 206
10. SCP-7007 - Misfortune Gorge by Grigori Karpin and Vivarium at 189
11. SCP-7726 - So long, and thanks for all the fish. by Uncle Nicolini at 186
12. SCP-7666 - UNDERVEGAS ORIENTATION: The House Loses by Rounderhouse at 176
13. SCP-7002 - The Hungry Season by bigslothonmyface at 167
14. SCP-7003 - Three White Horses by TheyCallMeTim at 166
15. SCP-7004 - Insane, Wailing, Feral. by Ecronak and AnAnomalousWriter at 163
16. SCP-7320 - Serendipity by Raddagher at 157
17. SCP-7100 - At Rainbow's End by Captain Kirby at 149
18. SCP-7006 - Initiative by Liryn, Ihp, LizardWizard, DarkStuff and Djoric at 146
19. SCP-7997 - Corporate Apotheosis by LORDXVNV at 137
20. SCP-7200 - boats. by smlt and aismallard at 132
21. SCP-7600 - Six Feet Under by Ralliston at 126
22. SCP-7070 - Amaranthine by Dysadron and J Dune at 124
23. SCP-7300 - PLANKTON!!! by Ellie3 at 123
24. SCP-7290 - Bullet Hell by Weryllium at 116
25. SCP-7013 - Thirteen Indeed by Fishish and Jack Waltz at 115
26. SCP-7400 - Your Honor, League of Legends by Calibold and sherf at 112
27. SCP-7015 - Mangaka in the High Castle: Melancholy of the Rising Sun by Veralta and thd-glasses at 111
28. SCP-7900 - A Place to Drown in by Its a Bad Idea at 105
29. SCP-7043 - Murphy Law in… Skip 7000 - THE MONTAUK FALCON! by cwazzycwafter at 102
30. SCP-7008 - A Single Plastic Rose by TheCommunity at 102
31. SCP-7770 - Stomachache by Sonderance at 92
32. SCP-7800 - Samsara by Aftokrator at 91
33. SCP-7010 - We Will Endure by stormbreath and Lt Flops at 88
34. SCP-7009 - All Roads Lead To Rome by Esoterica at 88
35. SCP-7766 - New World Order by JakdragonX at 84
36. SCP-7998 - Eel Days by AnActualCrow at 81
37. SCP-7555 - ATHAZAGORAPHOBIA by Dr_Moist at 80
38. SCP-7776 - The UnWell by Dr Balthazaar at 79
39. SCP-7153 - I'll tell you anyfin! by TheCommunity at 77
40. SCP-7011 - MICROMANAGEMENT by LAN 2D at 76
41. SCP-7622 - Alcoholics Anomalous by JayKillbam at 75
42. SCP-7616 - SCP-7616-ARC - The Ballad of Captain Adrian and Primrose Fatish Von Trevil by Fantem at 74
43. SCP-7020 - The Voyagers by swordlover87 and QoDaX at 73
44. SCP-7077 - Where Sky Meets Sea by Elenee FishTruck and DodoDevil at 72
45. SCP-7147 - What Could Have Been by Nitro147 at 68
46. SCP-7771 - As Luck Would Have It by Dr Asteria and weiserthanyou at 67
47. SCP-7222 - Pool Boy by Tyumen at 64
48. SCP-7780 - Something Wicked This Way Comes by A Random Day at 62
49. SCP-7772 - Mr. Rogers in a Bloodstained Sweater by OthellotheCat at 62
50. SCP-7711 - Alone. by Agisuru at 57
51. SCP-7030 - What Comes to Pass by weizhong at 56
52. SCP-7314 - Horn of Plenty by Kothardarastrix at 56
53. SCP-7654 - SCiPCoin by Alexander the Jar at 53
54. SCP-7778 - Chancemaker by stoner99 at 53
55. SCP-7501 - My Best, Oldest, and Newest Friend by MrIverson at 53
56. SCP-7037 - Lucky Clover by Dr Trintavon at 53
57. SCP-7890 - M.T.F. S.O.L., S.N.A.F.U. by Anorrack at 50
58. SCP-7390 - Grimsley Trudge by Jack Ike at 48
59. SCP-7714 - Fortunate Souls by TheDarkArtist, AvocadoMilk and SphereFinale at 48
60. SCP-2001-EX - Maman, Why Does My Head Hurt? by Annabelle Dillard at 47
61. SCP-7316 - Bets Against The Void by Jackyfudge, meltedbee and Florita at 47
62. SCP-7888 - A Reminder by Penton at 47
63. SCP-7012 - chaos you are my angel by Fish^12 at 46
64. SCP-7755 - A Hole Dug With a Rabbit's Foot by Crow-Cat at 45
65. SCP-7760 - Unfortunate Events by Jacob Conwell at 45
66. SCP-7268 - The Spark of Life by Blindbeard at 44
67. SCP-7014 - Praise Be Unto Thee, Oh Dice Gods by Uncannyon at 43
68. SCP-7050 - The Great Filter, and What Lies Beyond by Space_Kaiser at 43
69. SCP-7150 - A Series of Misfortunate Events by slashannemoo at 43
70. SCP-7205 - Just A Number by ManyMeats at 43
71. SCP-7117 - The Cycle of PHOBOS by The Son of Man at 42
72. SCP-7996 - Losing Interest by andromedaz at 39
73. SCP-7473 - Every Pearl's Insides by basirskipreader at 38
74. SCP-7027 - Noblesse Oblige by jackVS at 37
75. SCP-7101 - Ms. Fortune by Roufhous at 37
76. SCP-7162 - Lo Barato Sale Caro (Pinche Rana Envidiosa) by Agente Shuffle and Doc slash at 35
77. SCP-7016 - Mutually Assured Destruction by Cydhra at 35
78. SCP-7017 - The Platonic Conspiracy by Ethagon at 34
79. SCP-7023 - The Last Remaining Variant by Utylike at 30
80. SCP-7733 - The Limits of Plausibility by Monkeysky at 30
81. SCP-7140 - Mysterium by WormAlmighty at 29
82. SCP-7166 - Never Strikes Twice by MasonDHoyt at 27
83. SCP-7085 - Pluck by RadioactiveRADS at 25
84. SCP-7199 - Do Me a Favor and be Grateful for Yourself by winkwonkboi at 24
85. SCP-7995 - And Wash This Place Clean from Sin by Sound Chaser at 24
86. SCP-7250 - You Make Your Own by Maxyfran73 at 24
87. SCP-7420 - Worst Case Scenario by Rhineriver at 24
88. SCP-7042 - Mother Nature's Sketchbook by Arclund at 23
89. SCP-7107 - Arrested Epiphany by Deadcanons at 22
90. SCP-7802 - Decrease the possibility of containment failure. by Dr Hormress at 22
91. SCP-7515 - The Parhelion Effect by DrRoses at 21
92. SCP-7974 - TTRPGhost by RoweLucian at 21
93. SCP-7019 - Premonition by Attila the Pun at 20
94. SCP-7447 - Alfredo With A Side of Quantum Entanglement by J T K C at 17
95. SCP-7177 - Business as Usual by Blue Foot at 17
96. SCP-7018 - The Long Winding Road by MetalRavioli, Cole 13 and TopDownUnder at 16
97. SCP-7994 - Calamity Jack Kennedy by Dr Phil McClaw at 15
98. SCP-7111 - A World of Chance by ClownSlayer at 14
99. SCP-7878 - Moving Past The Feeling by Felixou at 14
100. SCP-7707 - SPONTANEOUS LOVE by riftwqlker at 14
101. SCP-7123 - Dice with Death by RossBossARTS at 14
102. SCP-7208 - The Dice Always Land by Agent Henson at 13
103. SCP-7021 - Out Of Luck by Moonhorse96 at 13
104. SCP-7350 - Kancra Bodas by nahyesq at 12
105. SCP-7022 - Providence by GreenGolem at 11
106. SCP-7171 - Skywatching by Abrethe, Sirslash47 and Nyelo at 11
107. SCP-7060 - A Place of No Fortune by FluffyDog00 at 10
108. SCP-7024 - Lucky Cola (or the dirty secret of why it tastes so good) by Jakuwoski at 10
109. SCP-7231 - Reaper's Spear by Percevale at 10
110. SCP-7046 - Unwilling Blood by XHAWK77X at 8
111. SCP-7075 - "Twins" by redredred at 8
112. SCP-7599 - The Odds, Eternally In His Favor by GoldenChanges at 6
113. SCP-7490 - Have Faith, and Take Some Chances by Strange Matter at 6
114. SCP-7986 - Destiny's Waves by DigitalPrincess234 at 6
115. SCP-7134 - Born 'Neath a Lucky Star by Pinoccappuccino at 4
116. SCP-7381 - Recovered Device from Jupiter by Ruskied at 0
117. SCP-7489 - Better Luck Next Time by fairydoctor at -1
118. SCP-7025 - Cotton Observation by Doctor Zurvan at -4
119. SCP-7099 - Pseudepigrapha by Karathh at -7

Stats & Trivia:

Luckiest Award

Luckiest¹: SCP-7878 - "Moving Past The Feeling" by Felixou

Vote-based Awards

Most Discussed²: SCP-7000 - "The Loser" by HarryBlank

Best Grade³: SCP-7020 - "The Voyagers" by Swordlover87 and QoDaX, with all upvotes

Electioneer⁴: SCP-7000 - "The Loser" by HarryBlank

Freshman Class⁵: SCP-7107 - "Arrested Epiphany" by Deadcanons as the only surviving entry with a new object class

I'm So Meta Even This Article⁶: SCP-7700 - "Dr. Cimmerian Goes Out On a Limb" by Doctor Cimmerian

Break-Out Performance⁷: SMLT⁸

Unsung Hero⁹: SCP-7268 - "The Spark of Life" by Blindbeard

Most disliked by people with good taste¹⁰: SCP-7400 - "Your Honor, League of Legends" by Calibold and Sherf

Most Interactive¹¹: SCP-7006 - "Initiative" by Liryn, LizardWizard, Ihp, DarkStuff, and Djoric¹²

Most Media¹³: SCP-7007 - "Misfortune Gorge" by Grigori Karpin and Vivarium

Comeback King¹⁴: SCP-7166 - "Never Strikes Twice" by MasonDHoyt

Best in Class

Safe: SCP-7007 - "Misfortune Gorge" by Grigori Karpin and Vivarium

Euclid: SCP-7000 - "The Loser" by HarryBlank

Keter: SCP-7777 - "Heptaphobia" by YossiPossi

Thaumiel: SCP-7005 - "The Neon God" by Tufto

Neutralized: SCP-7500 - "Luck of the Irish" by Tstaffor

Pending: SCP-7003 - "Three White Horses" by TheyCallMeTim

Apollyon: SCP-7004 - "Insane, Wailing, Feral." by Ecronak

Archon: SCP-7600 - "Six Feet Under" by Ralliston

Trivia

Longest: SCP-7006 - "Initiative" by Liryn, LizardWizard, Ihp, DarkStuff, and Djoric

Shortest: SCP-7290 - "Bullet Hell" by Weryllium

First Posted: SCP-7400 - "Your Honor, League of Legends" by Calibold and Sherf

Last Posted: SCP-7013 - "Thirteen Indeed" by Fishish and Jack Waltz

MAST's Nightmare¹⁵: SCP-7390 - "Grimsley Trudge" by Jack Ike

Tagless¹⁶: SCP-7008 - "A Single Plastic Rose" by Anonymous

Stand-out Voters

For users who cast more than 100 votes in the contest (on non-deleted entries)

Ethagon: 105 votes
Maxyfran73: 110 votes
MuseofScience: 112 votes
Weryllium: 116 votes
MikuKaneko: 117 votes
totallynotenby: 118 votes
LightlessLantern: 119 votes
Whatthedogdid24: 119 votes

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^{Special thanks to Aethris for the wonderful artwork created in preparation for this contest and special thanks to EstrellaYoshte for the lovely theme!}

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Footnotes

1. Selected at random

2. Most discussion page posts

3. Best ratio of upvotes to downvotes

4. Most total votes

5. Highest rated new object class

6. Most successful meta article

7. Most successful article that’s also the author’s first

8. Translations and pages related to site function are not considered

9. Most under-appreciated, best grade under +50

10. Article with the most downvotes. *(Yes, we checked the authors would think this award would be funny before giving it to them).

11. Most popular interactive article

12. The definition of the interactive tag is a source of a long-standing feud between MAST and CO

13. Most popular article that uses audio and video

14. Most popular article that dipped into the negatives

15. The article with the most tags

16. The article with the least tags