The Week contest: Despicable suitors
This week's question: "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli, the convicted fraudster who astronomically hiked the price of a drug often used by HIV patients, is seeking applications from "exceptional candidates" who want to date him. What would you call a dating app for the world's most despised people?
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: political self-sabotage
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THE WINNER: “UnHinged”
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
SECOND PLACE: “The Loathsome Hearts Club”
Karen Shepherd, Social Circle Georgia
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THIRD PLACE: “ScornHub”
Amanda Avallone, Portland, Maine
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
“PlentyOfSchmucks”
Anne Butman, Green Valley, Arizona
“SpamScamThankUMa’am”
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Massachusetts
“Loathe@FirstSite”
Valerie Ceriano, New York City
“Match.con”
Amanda Tumminaro, Dixon, Illinois
“Cringe”
Adam Mesirow, Chicago
“Friends With Deficits”
John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Washington
“Adult FiendFinder”
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
“CageMatch.com”
Mary Oberfoell, Monticello, Iowa
“Scum Like It Hot”
Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Massachusetts
“eVillainy”
David Buch, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
“Despicable Meet”
George Zepernick, Denver
“Macchiavalentine”
Sophie Diehl, San Francisco
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