Dilini Jayasuriya, a Srilankan Native Succeeded in Winning a Car Worth $23,108 in the “Kiss a Kia” Contest

A 30-year-old Srilankan Native Austin woman won a new car worth $23,108 on Wednesday by keeping on kissing a car for 50 hours in the “Kiss a Kia” contest held by 96.7 KISS FM radio at Southwest Kia in Round Rock. She is among 6 other finalists who contested in the competition.

The competition started with 20 contestants but most never made it to the end because they took their lips off the cars they were kissing, either because they fell asleep, got distracted or just wanted to leave.

The contestants had a 10-minute break every hour. They also were required to rotate around the cars they were kissing and had to spend time sitting and standing.

Dilini Jayasuriya, who is married and works in a state health lab said she was surprised to win. There were times she felt like giving up during the contest, she said. “I had a couple of freak-out moments like something was in my eye,” she said. She said, she would then tell herself she could keep going.

Her husband, Ashan Panagoda, was at Southwest Kia Round Rock on Wednesday morning when she won the car. She called out to him, “I want to go to the beach,” before he gave her a big hug.