1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Now, I am very excited to say that joining me 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: on the line right now is the Northern Territory's newest millionaire, 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: Keegan Pain. 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 2: Good morning to you. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 3: Good morning, Keighan. 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 2: How are you feeling, mate? 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 3: Oh spoke, Yeah, it's a pretty much a dream come true. 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: Kegan, tell us what happened when you caught the million 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: dollar fish? 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 2: Where were you? How did it all unfold? 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 3: Oh? We're in Catherine, and yeah, little spotted the tag 12 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 3: and yeah, we made a few phone calls and now 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 3: here we are today. 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: Kegan, are you prepared to give away your secret spot 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: that you were fishing ash? 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 3: No, not yet, not at the moment. 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: Fair enough, mate, You know I'll always ask though, Kegan, 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: you're nineteen years old. 19 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: Who are you out fishing with? You're with your little 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: sister by the. 21 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 3: Sounds of it, yeah, and me best made Zach. 22 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: And what when you when your little sister spotted that 23 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: tag on the fish? 24 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: What did you do? 25 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 3: Oh? We were yeah, friend and cursing, and. 26 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: And then what did you like? What did you have 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: to do next? Did you have to ring the hot line? 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: How did it all unfold? 29 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: Well? Yeah, we had to ring the hot line and 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: we left them a message, and we had to take 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 3: specific photos of it and then send them to him. 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: And that. 33 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: And so you know, what what are you going to 34 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: do with this money? 35 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: A million bucks? You're nineteen years old. 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine winning a million bucks as a 37 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: nineteen year old. 38 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 3: Well, that's what dad for. He's going to put half 39 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 3: of the money away and we're going to use the 40 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: other half and my stuff and do other stuff. 41 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: So yeah, oh, how awesome. 42 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: So Dad's going to make sure that half of it 43 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: stays safe and is invested wisely. 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: Yep, mate, what are you going to buy with the 45 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: other half? 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 3: Oh well, I've already quoted up a four forty renegade boat. Awesome, 47 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: and that's just under sixty thousand. We're going to look 48 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 3: at a new cruiser. 49 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, all the gear good on you. 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 2: How excited are you? 51 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 3: I'm sure the roof the family's all happy for me. 52 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: Now tell me, we heard that you were maybe at 53 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: the waterfront going somewhere in the chopper. 54 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: Is that right? 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 3: Nah? No, I was hoping to go in the chopper. 56 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: But oh, and what happened? 57 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: The fellow took off? He I think he had to 58 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 3: do other stuff. 59 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: Well, I'm sure you'll be able to it. Sounds like 60 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: you've got a bit of cash to burn right now, yep, Kegan, 61 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: How what about your mate? He wasn't like obviously he 62 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: was on the boat as well, but you don't have 63 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: to share anything with him. 64 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 3: Oh, me and him? Were we going to do something? 65 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 3: Whether we're going to probably fix his car up and that? 66 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, and what about your sister? 67 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: How happy was she? 68 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 3: Oh? When she when I told her what it was, 69 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: And yeah, she was. She was kind of shocked. But yeah, 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 3: and May were through the roof. We didn't believe it 71 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: was actually real, Kegan. 72 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: We've got people messaging through you know. 73 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: Look, I'm not a fisher, so I may phrase this 74 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: question wrong, but like we're using a specific kind of 75 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: fishing rod. You know, what was there anything special that 76 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: you'd done? Now? 77 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 3: I was using live chairpan that we caught in the 78 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 3: pot and I just threw it out on a I 79 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: think it was a three um I think, and a bible. 80 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: And any kind of any interesting beita or anything like that. 81 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 3: No, it was just a live chirp and yeah, right, 82 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: just a freshwater prawn. Yep. 83 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 2: Oh mate, I reckon, this is just incredible. Are you 84 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: prepared I mean, don't have. 85 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: To reveal too much about yourself if you don't want to. 86 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: But what do you do for a living? Like, what 87 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: kind of difference is this going to make for you 88 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: in terms of work and stuff. 89 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 3: I'm a I work as a maintenance officer with my father, 90 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: and I've got a park ranger's job. 91 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 2: Oh good on. 92 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: You, and so how like, how life changing is this 93 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: money going to be as a nineteen year old? You know, 94 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: when you look at how many hours you work as 95 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: a maintenance officer, when you look at the you know, 96 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: when you look at working as a park ranger, how 97 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: life changing is winning this kind of cash? 98 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: It's yes, really big life changer for us. We got 99 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 3: a we gotta trip ahead of us to go to 100 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: America to hunt a couple of bears in that so 101 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 3: we've got the money to go now. 102 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: Oh make good on you. 103 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: What a wonderful story and what a wonderful situation for 104 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: you and your family. It sounds like your family's pretty 105 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: pumped as well. Yeah, yeah, I bet that they just 106 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: can't quite believe it, mate. 107 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, they thought we were joking about the red 108 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: tag until we actually brought it home. 109 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: What do you have to do like this might be 110 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 2: a real stupid question. But what happens now with the fish? 111 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: You obviously it's got the red tag on it. You've 112 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: done all, you know, everything that needed to happen. What 113 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: happens with the fish? 114 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 3: I think we were taking it home or it was 115 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 3: gone to the museum to be stuffed in that. 116 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, because well it's the first million dollar barrass 117 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: so it's a it's a famous fish now. Yeah, and mate, 118 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: you're pretty famous yourself. Have you had have you had 119 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: media from around the country and other places wanting. 120 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 2: To talk to you? 121 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I got the whole family. Every single phone's going 122 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 3: off and that. Yeah at the moment. 123 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: Oh mate, I really appreciate you having a chat with 124 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: me this morning. I'm so happy for you and for 125 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: your family. Are massive congratulations and yeah, I hope you 126 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: hope you enjoy the win. 127 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 3: Yep, we'll do. 128 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: Thanks mate, Thanks so much for taking the time to 129 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: have a chat with me today. 130 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 2: Thank you.