"Congratulations to Ian and his family and we'd like to thank all of the contestants who participated in our 70th anniversary Big Boy Look-Alike Contest," said Tony Michaels, CEO of Big Boy Restaurants International LLC. "We received entries from all over the country -- we even had an entry from Manila. This contest was a fun way for people to show their affection for the character and actually have a chance to dress up as Big Boy and win great prizes," Michaels added.

Ian Appold and his family will come to the Big Boy headquarters, 11 a.m., Wednesday, October 11 to pick up some of his prizes and gifts. Big Boy headquarters is located at One Big Boy Drive in Warren, Michigan (south of 10 Mile, east of Ryan). The 4-foot Big Boy statue will be shipped to Ian, where he has said he'll proudly display it in his room at home.