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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #975 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Astronaut on moon taking picture of Earth with cell phone while another astronaut watches.
Cartoon by Tommy Siegel

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on January 18 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #974.

Couple staring at mice working out in apartment.
Cartoon by Dan Misdea

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 #973.

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 18 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #971

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

“I was just one ring away from retirement.”

Scott E. Gilbert, Comfort, Texas

Second Place

“Someday, when you least expect it, you’ll get a terrible paper cut, and you’ll know it was me.”

Tyler Stradling, Mesa, Ariz.

Third Place

“I knew you couldn’t stand living in my shadow.”

Krista Agatielli, Staten Island, N.Y.

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