WASHINGTON — A Maryland resident won a brand new car after participating in the Hyundai “Hands-On” Contest at the Washington Auto Show this week.

William Holmes of Mitchellville, Maryland, received the keys to a 2016 Hyundai Tucson SE on Sunday, as the contest came to a close at noon. But instead of keeping the car for himself, he handed the keys to his mother, Margaret.

Holmes was one of nine finalists in the contest. Contestants have been camping out at the Washington Auto Show since Tuesday to win the new car.

Contestants were required to keep constant contact with the vehicle with at least one body part, and were allowed a 15-minute break every three hours.

“I couldn’t think of a greater gift to give my personal hero than a stylish new means of transportation to aid her in assisting others within her community,” Holmes wrote in his application essay for the contest.