Two contributors, JoyceP and Quirkyquantummechanic, shared the WAmmy Award for "Answer of the Year" in 2008.
JoyceP wrote an answer to "What precautions should be taken before a hurricane hits?" and Quirkyquantummechanic wrote an answer to "How is a cyclotron constructed and how does it work?"
(See the Related questions for the pertinent WAmmy-winning answers.)
The answer that won the WAmmy Award in 2008 for 'Answer of the Year' was "How to divide by zero."
The answer that won the WAmmy Award in 2007 for 'Answer of the Year' was "How do you know when a man is serious about you?" which was answered by Joe Hepperle.
WAmmy Award 'Answer of the Year' 2009JoyceP's answer to "What are the signs of child abuse and how can you help the abused child to overcome the harm it has caused?" won her the WAmmy Award for Answer of the Year in 2009. (See Related links for the actual answer.)
As of now, the youngest person to have won a WAmmy Award on WikiAnswers is not publicly disclosed. Wikianswers stopped giving out WAmmy Awards after they merged with Answers.com.
Chris Whitten, the creator of WikiAnswers, won the WAmmy Award known as the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007:User:chrisThe following users subsequently won the Lifetime Achievement WAmmy Award (now called "The Whitten Award")Crystal (2008) - User:CrystalHisPowr4U (2009) - User:HisPowr4UBrave3 (2010) - User:Brave3Stupid Little Genius (2011) - User:Stupid_Little_Genius
WAmmy Award for 'Best Profile'Yes, there is. One of the categories within the WAmmy Awards is called "Best Profile." (See the Related question for the list of all the different WAmmy Awards that can be won each year.)
There are different users that win the WAmmy awards each year. Many users have won.
If you won a WAmmy award, you are notified in February of the following year (for example, if you won a 2013 Wammy, you will be notified in February of 2014), and they are announced publicly by March 1st. If you win an AnswerThon, you are notified within 10 days of the contest close date.
The Whitten AwardThe first recipient of the WAmmy Award known as "The Whitten Award" - for the honor of Lifetime Achievement to the site - was Crystal, in 2008: User:crystalIn 2009, The Whitten Award was won by HisPowr4U:User:HisPowr4U(For information regarding the Lifetime Achievement Award, see the Related Question below.)
2011: Stupid Little Genius 2010: Squirrel Man 2009: Keats 2008: Stupid Little Genius 2007: This award did not yet exist!
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison won the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Your user name is listed on the WAmmy award winners page, a badge is placed on your profile (with information about which WAmmy category you won), and of course, the prestige of being a top contributor on Answers.
All awards and honorable mentions for the 2010 Wammy Awards can be found on the page linked below.