Contestants covered in sticky grits are washed off during the World Grits Festival rolling in the grits contest April 12, 2014 in St. George, South Carolina. Contestants have to roll in a vat of grits and the one with the most grits sticking to their body wins. Grits are a tradition Southern dish of thick maize-based porridge made from dried corn hominy.

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Contestants covered in sticky grits are washed off during the World Grits Festival rolling in the grits contest April 12, 2014 in St. George, South Carolina. Contestants have to roll in a vat of grits and the one with the most grits sticking to their body wins. Grits are a tradition Southern dish of thick maize-based porridge made from dried corn hominy.

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Location: St. George, South Carolina
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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