Florida Man 'Hangs On' For Hannah Montana Tickets

11/15/2007 at 02:00 PM EST

One Miley Cyrus fan owes her stepfather-to-be big time. Jody Powell, 35, hung onto a 12-foot statue of Hannah Montana for nearly six days to win his fiancée's daughter tickets to the pop star's concert in Tampa, Fla., next week, reports the Associated Press.

Powell was declared the winner on Wednesday afternoon, having outlasted 19 other contestants in the WFLZ-FM contest that began Nov. 8. The contestants were fed meals and allowed 12-minute breaks every three hours.

"I'm ecstatic. It's like a dream come true,'' said Powell, who won tickets to the show for the 7-year-old girl, also named Hannah, who had warned him not to come home without them.
– Gerri Miller