The Week contest: Boss tickets
This week's question: Because of a system Ticketmaster calls "dynamic pricing," tickets to a recent Bruce Springsteen concert cost as much as $5,500. What would you call a Springsteen song about a working-class hero who's unable to afford tickets to his favorite band?
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "Plunder Road"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
SECOND PLACE: "Blinded by the Price"
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, California
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THIRD PLACE: "Born to Ruin"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
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William S. Michaels, North Canton, Ohio
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Sarah T. Cannon, Concord, North Carolina
"Tenth Row Freeze-Out''
Carol McGilliard, Richland, Washington
"The Price You Can't Pay "
Hunter Burgan, Los Angeles, California
"The C-Note Shuffle"
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
"Blinded by the Light Paycheck"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
"Born to Run (into Debt)"
George Strong, Plano, Texas
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Phyllis Klein, Forest Hills, New York
"Held Up Without a Gun, Part II"
David Fried, White Plains, New York
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