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This week's question: A Texas woman marked the end of her 14-year marriage by hosting a party where she blew up her wedding dress in a satisfying explosion felt 15 miles away. If she were to launch a new business specializing in blasting apart relics of failed marriages and other romantic relationships, what should she call it?

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THE WINNER: "Free at Blast"

Diane Erickson, Prescott Valley, Arizona

SECOND PLACE: "Ex-Terminator"

Viken Evereklian, Havertown, Pennsylvania

THIRD PLACE: "Dy-no-mate"

Janine Witte, New Hope, Pennsylvania

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

"Bangs for the Memories"

Leo Scanlon, Boise, Idaho

"ObliteMate"

Phyllis Klein, New York City

"Ex-plosives"

Linda Manuel, Stockton, New Jersey

"Ka-Groom"

George Rose, South Daytona, Florida

"Wedded Blitz"

Bill Christie, Hoschton, Georgia

"Bonds Away"

Drew Fagan, Gualala, California

"One Blast Fling"

Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont

"End It with a Bang"

John Mevi, Lakeside, California

"The Final Blow-Up"

Daniel Stewart, Vineland, New Jersey

"Bride and Boom"

Felix Herlihy, New York City

"TNTing the Knot"

Shaun Maguire, Menlo Park, California

"Farewell with Arms"

Jennifer Kitchin, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

"Something Borrowed, Something Blew"

Irene Reiner, Young Harris, Georgia

"Honeyboom"

Ken Kellam III, Dallas