Woman wins Keys conch-blowing contest; accepts proposal

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Mary Lou Smith, right, reacts to a surprise marriage proposal from Rick Race after she competed in the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Key West, Fla. Both Smith and Race are from Panama City Beach, Fla. Judges evaluated contest entrants from children to seniors on the quality, novelty, duration and loudness of the sounds they produced. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Mary Lou Smith, right, reacts to a surprise marriage proposal from Rick Race after she competed in the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Key West, Fla. Both Smith and Race are from Panama City Beach, Fla. Judges evaluated contest entrants from children to seniors on the quality, novelty, duration and loudness of the sounds they produced. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

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