And The Winners Of The New Jersey Sandcastle Contest Are....A Toilet And A Sink

There were plenty of entries in Wednesday's 30th annual New Jersey Sandcastle Contest on the beach in Belmar.

But none caught the judges' eyes like the winner - a toilet and a sink - sculpted by two plumbers from Monmouth County and their family and friends - according to nj.com.

"Who would've thought?" said Frank Sementa, owner of d'Jais and the organizer of the event. "But they did a great job, it was very creative."

This year's contest entries included large cartoon turtles, an elephant, a lifeguard Hello Kitty, an interactive horse-drawn chariot and intricate sandcastles.

"We're here every year," said Chris Kristen of Brick. "He (Andrew Guarrera) usually does traditional castles and I usually do sand sculptures, so this year we decided to team up and do a bathroom. We ran into a little trouble when we changed our form on the toilet from a round one to a square one, because we couldn't get it packed. ... But we've had non-stop people taking pictures of it since we started, so I think it turned out well."

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