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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #980 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Grumpy king looking behind him at celebrities posing on his long red cape.
Cartoon by Tyson Cole

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on March 1 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #979.

Family travels in car held up by balloons.
Cartoon by Farley Katz

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 #978.

Man holding open door that surfer has come through followed by wave.
Cartoon by Michael Maslin

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on March 1 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #976

A room full of waiters.
Cartoon by E. S. Glenn

“We shouldn’t have ordered food until our table was ready.”

Maria Palumbo, Davidsonville, Md.

Second Place

“They’re the waitstaff. We’re the wait-longer staff.”

Ross Myers, Chicago, Ill.

Third Place

“If you stick your foot out a little farther, we might get some of that champagne.”

Cindy Tebo, Catawissa, Mo.

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