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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #973 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Podcaster interviewing snowman.
Cartoon by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on January 4 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #972.

Two Godzillas watching a Godzilla movie in movie theatre.
Cartoon by Lonnie Millsap

Time to visit the ophthalmologist!

All captions submitted by readers of The New Yorker.

Vote on Finalists

Your choice will help determine the winning caption for Contest #971.

Tree stump surrounded by branches yelling at man holding chainsaw.
Cartoon by Rich Sparks

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on January 4 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #969

Waiter stands awkwardly between a couple seated at table laden with cornucopia of fruit.
Cartoon by Shannon Wheeler

“I’m sure you will find this is plenty.”

Doug Haslam, Newton, Mass.

Second Place

“Well, you could at least say thanks.”

Emma Nidy, Columbus, Ohio

Third Place

“Compliments of the chef, who went home early.”

Stephen Nadler, Princeton, N.J.

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