The Week contest: Love losing

This week's question: An Indian man who has lost 238 bids for public office over four decades has now launched 239th election campaign; K. Padmarajan says his goal is not victory but to model graciousness in defeat. If he were to write a self-help book on the joys of losing, what should it be titled?

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Last week’s contest: An Indian man who has lost 238 bids for public office over four decades has now launched his 239th election campaign; K. Padmarajan says his goal is not to win but to model graciousness in defeat. If he were to write a self-help book on the joys of losing, what should it be titled?

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RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “Soar, Loser!”

Tiger Bye, Bluffton, South Carolina

SECOND PLACE: “Loss Leader”

Carol Louer, West Milford, New Jersey

THIRD PLACE: “On the Sunny Side of Defeat”

John Parry, Eldersburg, Maryland 

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“If You Win, Demand a Recount”

Fernand Dutile, South Bend, Indiana

“Lost But Not Least”

Jennifer King Maggio, Galloway, New Jersey 

“How to Concede Without Really Trying”

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

“Silver Medals Playbook”

Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida 

“How to Win Friends, Yet Still Lose Elections”

Kenneth Jensen, Richland, Washington

“Winning Isn’t Anything”

Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts

“The Nobility of Humility”

Nancy Rockefeller, Delmar, New York

“To Surrender with Love”

Vincent Vigorita, Paterson, New Jersey 

“Pwned And Proud”

James Pearson, Anaheim, California