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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #894 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Two clowns look at art in museum
Cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on April 28 2024, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #893.

three people looking at a tree house for sale
Cartoon by Drew Panckeri

All captions submitted by readers of The New Yorker.

Vote on Finalists

Your choice will help determine the winning caption for Contest #892.

monster approaching man who is sitting on couch and reading a book
Cartoon by P. C. Vey

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on April 28 2024, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #890

man sitting at a table in space with a drink
Cartoon by Lars Kenseth

"You could have mentioned that those photos were from thirteen billion years ago."

Jake Phillips, Washington, D.C.

Second Place

“Apparently, in space no one can hear you ask for bread.”

Matt Nettleton, West Hartford, Conn.

Third Place

"Can I finish my drink before you suck all the fun out of this evening?"

M. J. McKinven, Ithaca, N.Y.