This week’s contest

Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. You, the reader, submit your caption below, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Finalists for this week’s cartoon, by Brooke Bourgeois, will appear online July 20th and in the July 27, 2020, issue of The New Yorker. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To read the complete rules, click here.

Contest #716

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The Finalists

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Contest #714

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The Winner

Contest #712

“Tell me about a time you identified a problem that others didn’t see coming.”

Scott Smith, Toronto, Ont.

second place

“I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for this day to end.”

Rosanna Gallen, Berlin, Germany

third place

“One last thing ...”

Abe Rosenberg, Los Angeles, Calif.

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