The Week contest: Cheese heist

This week's question: British police are hunting for a gang of crooks who stole 24 tons of artisanal cheddar — worth about $390,000 — from a high-end London cheese shop. If Hollywood were to make a crime caper about this fine cheese robbery, what title should it give the movie?
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THE WINNER: "Take the Monterey and Run"
Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco, California
SECOND PLACE: "Carlito's Whey"
Dave Grossman, Petaluma, California
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THIRD PLACE: "Lock, Stock and Two Smoked Goudas"
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, California
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Dave Wanucha, Mocksville, North Carolina
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Michael Rouse, Troy, Michigan
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Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida
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Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
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Patti Maxwell, Syracuse, New York
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Claire Williams, Louisville, Kentucky
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Peter Adelsberger, Suffield, Connecticut
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"The Manchego Candidate"
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