When her physician told her it might be better for her to limit coffee or tea to "only one cup a day," Carol C. found a way to get around her doctor’s advice. She just went out and got a coffee mug that was the size of Texas -- or at least it seems that way next to ordinary java cups. It holds 64 oz. and is so big it could also work as a vase or maybe an umbrella stand.

Now we can’t applaud Carol for finding a somewhat sneaky way to sort of, kind of, but not really do what her physician said. But no one can say Carol doesn’t "think outside the box" -- or, in this case, think outside the standard coffee mug.

So she’s our Coffee Mug Contest winner, thanks to her picture of her Godzilla-ish cup. Carol will receive a $200 gas card for her winning entry. Congrats, Carol!