The Week contest - Unlikely 2013 headlines

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

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Last week's question: What headline can we be certain not to see in 2013?

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RESULTS:

THE WINNER: Justice Scalia Writes Majority Opinion Upholding Gay Marriage

Lowell Markey, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

SECOND PLACE: World Ignores Birth of Kate Middleton's Baby

Charlie & Mary Parry, Catonsville, Md.

THIRD PLACE: President Gingrich Lands on Mars

Jim Carling, St. Petersburg, Fla.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Budget Balanced, Debt Crisis Resolved, Congress Recesses for Summer

Alice Smith, Bella Vista, Ariz.

"Fiscal Cliff" Most Common Baby Name of 2013

Angela James, Westminster, Md.

Cubs Win World Series

Paul Binder, Bellevue, Wash.

Gaza and Tel Aviv Declare Sister City Status

Richard Koretz, La Quinta, Calif.

Grover Norquist Releases Signers From "No Tax Increase" Pledge

Dick Adler, Lecanto, Fla.

George Clooney Weds

Stephanie Sarich, Minnetonka, Minn.

Democrats and Republicans Agree to Balanced Budget

Robert Jauregui, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Obama Pleads with Senate to Cut Entitlement Spending by 25 Percent

Tom Kauffman, York, Pa.

Romney Opens Campaign Headquarters in Des Moines

Bob Simmonds, Watertown, N.Y.

Bill O'Reilly Abandons Battle Against the "War on Christmas"

Robert Bickmeyer, Troy, Mich.

Use of Electronic Games and Gadgets Drops by 80 Percent

Arnold Lazarus, Princeton, N.J.

Harry Reid Wins Sexiest Man Title

Paul Binder, Bellevue, Wash.

Assad Granted Asylum in Israel

Edith Rubin, La Jolla, Calif.

Rolling Stones Announce Farewell Tour

Linda Boskovic, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Congress Passes Budget on Time

Ronald Winter, San Leandro, Calif.

Obama Names Romney Secretary of Labor

Frank McGowan, The Villages, Fla.

Leno Replaces Conan on TBS

Steve Robinson, The Villages, Fla.

Advancing Glaciers Threaten New Ice Age

Jerri-Anne Barkha McDermith, Summersville, Mo.

Congress Gets Record Approval Ratings

Kathy El-Assal, Middleton, Wis.

Iran Agrees to Scrap Nuclear Program

Roger Bauer, Eau Claire, Wis.

Conservatives & Conservationists Unite to Form Green Tea Party

Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas

Polls Show American People Eagerly Awaiting 2016 Presidential Campaign

Jan Lamprey, Worthington, Ohio

NRA Urges Stronger Gun Control

Dan Hall, East Greenville, Pa.

Kardashian Family Retires From Public Life

Lisa Goldman, Flushing, N.Y.