The Toyota 4Runner Landia Contest attracted more than 25,000 entries.

The winner receives a 2025 Toyota 4Runner and enough money to buy a piece of land.

For most people, a sleepless night might be something they’d just as soon forget.

But for Lauren Paulet-Miller, a sleepless night, or at least what she did when confronted with one, turned into what is likely to be a life-changing event.

Paulet-Miller, 26, was named the winner on July 30 of a unique contest from Toyota Motor North America. She scored a new 2025 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro and enough money − $95,000 − to buy a piece of land, so she can combine a love of the outdoors with her desire to connect people to nature. More: Former Ford dealer, 102, tours automaker's rare collection in Dearborn

“My intention is to make it a little

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