The Week contest: Hair raising
 
Last week's question: Ohio police are hunting a bald man who has stolen thousands of dollars of hair growth products from drug stores across the Midwest. If Hollywood were to make a caper movie about the Rogaine robber's crime spree, what would the film be called?
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THE WINNER: "The Great Mane Robbery"
Jess Urriola, Morris Plains, N.J.
SECOND PLACE: "To Thatch a Thief"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
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THIRD PLACE: "Con Hair"
Rohit Sharma, Seattle
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"The Thinning Crown Affair"
Frank Letchworth, Knoxville, Tenn.
"The Hateful Pate"
Michael Rouse, Troy, Mich.
"No Country for Bald Men"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
"For a Few Follicles More"
Hal Vincent, Glen Allen, Va.
"Mission: In Follicle"
Curtis Doucette, Mill Valley, Calif.
"The Fast and the Furry-less"
Bryan Hutchinson, Atlanta
"Robin Hood: Prince of Weaves"
Lisa Zakai, Catonsville, Md.
"Male Pattern Boldness"
Patrick Tuite, West Palm Beach, Fla.
"The Uncombables"
Jim Daly, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
"Hairspree"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
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