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运气爆棚!澳洲少年成第一个百万奖金获得者

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The 19-year-old is possibly Australia’s newest millionaire and surely one of its youngest, after hooking a barramundi (尖吻鲈) worth $1 million on Sunday morning. The teen, from Katherine in the Northern Territory, caught the 67cm barramundi while on a fishing trip with his family in the Katherine River, 317km south of Darwin. The fish had been tagged as part of the annual Million Dollar Fish angling (垂钓) competition, now in its ninth year.

Keegan detailed his plans for the major cash win, including helping his family out with their mortgages (房屋抵押贷款). “This is crazy for us, we’re a big family, there’s eight of us,” he said. “This is more money than we could ever ask for. This is just great. It means so much. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. I’m happy, really happy. I can buy what I want, maybe help Dad and Mum out with the home loans.”
Keegan called the competition’s hotline in the early hours of Sunday morning and was invited, along with his family, to collect his prize.
The competition had been running for years, but no one had caught the million-dollar barramundi until now. Every season, more than a hundred fish are tagged with unique markings before being released into various waterways throughout the Northern Territory. Organisers revealed on Tuesday they had indeed released the prize in the Katherine River, through barramundi, which can live for more than 20 years and has been known to travel 622km between research tags.
During “Season 9” of the competition, 80 million-dollar fish were released, though organisers say the remainders will now be worth $10,000. Additionally, 103 “$10,000 Red-Tagged Fish” were released, with just eight caught so far.
Keegan selected Cancer Council NT as the recipient of an additional $10,000 donation from the competition sponsor. And Keegan landed the bountiful barramundi just in time, with Season 9 ending at midnight Tuesday night.
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