This week's question: An "immersive" Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland ended with children crying, after the candy-filled spectacular promised in ads turned out to be a nearly empty warehouse, where young guests got only a couple of jellybeans. If Hollywood were to make a movie about this deeply disappointing wonderland, what should it be titled?
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Tarnished truck
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THE WINNER: “Pure Exaggeration”
SECOND PLACE: “Slugworth’s Revenge”
THIRD PLACE: “The Candy Man Can’t”
Claire Williams, Louisville, Kentucky
“Walter White and the Chocolate Factory”
“Malice in Wonderland”
“Willy Wonky”
“Like Water Instead of Chocolate”
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
“A Soured Batch of Kids”
“There’s a Sucker Bored Every Minute”
“Missed Confections”
Dave Grossman, Petaluma, California
“The Candyman Can, But Chooses Not To”
“The Sweets Not Here or After”
“Candy Con”
“The Candy Swipers”
Mark Flandreau, Waxhaw, North Carolina
“A World of Poor Impersonation”
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