A cancer survivor seeking to score a car for his daughter has won the 2014 Toyota Hands-On Contest at the annual Washington Auto Show.
Amos Robinson of southeast District of Columbia was the lucky winner to draw the correct Corolla key after staying in contact with the car for about five days, Toyota announced on Sunday.
The contestant, who stuck it out along with four other people, was thrilled to win the new model.
"I wanted this so bad for my daughter!" said Robinson, as quoted in a Toyota press release. "She's doing so well in college studying to be a news anchor. She stuck by me when I had breast cancer. I'm so thankful for this car!"
To win the contest, Robinson survived the test of staying in physical contact with the car starting on Jan. 28 and finishing on Feb. 2, according to the press release.
Robinson described the experience as "life changing."
After completing the days-long ordeal, the five remaining contestants were given keys at random, one of which would start the coveted Corolla.
"I'm a little disappointed that I didn't win, but Amos deserved it more and I'm happy for him," Andres Quintero of Odenton, Md., said in the press release.
Gloria Townsend of Northwest D.C., Chantale Cole of Springdale, Md., and Tony Le of Alexandria, Va., were the other three contestants to make it to the end. When the hands-on portion of the contest began, 10 people were vying for the prize.
To participate in the popular contest, which had been on hiatus for several years, contestants could only have one change of clothes, one blanket and one set of toiletries with them, according to the contest's official rules. Other than a 15-minute break every three hours, contestants must stay in contact with the car.
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