October 30, 2025 • 6 mins
Ever had a phone call that completely changed your life? Imagine being a hardworking farmer for 38 years, driving to your son's wedding, when suddenly you receive a call informing you that you've won a $5.3 million mansion. That's exactly what happened to Rowena, who initially dismissed the call as a scam. This heartwarming story unfolds as Christian persistently tries to convince Rowena that she has indeed won the Royal Melbourne Hospital Home Lottery grand prize with just a single ticket.
Listen to the full episode to experience the raw emotion and genuine surprise as Rowena processes this life-changing moment in real-time. It's a reminder that sometimes, the most deserving people do get their moment of fortune!
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
I Heart Podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
You can hear more Gold one I four point three podcasts,
playlist and listen live on the free I Heart app.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Got anything good?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell show podcast. Rowena.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
You're live on Gold one oh four point three. My
name is Christian. Yes, now I have called a couple
of times. I think maybe you're worried it but your
robo call or a scam?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yes, I did think. I did get a call this morning,
and I did think it was a scam.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
That was that was me. Sorry, that's quite right, it's
quite I totally understand.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Now do you know why I'm calling you?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
No? I don't. I don't know.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Maybe I should have led with that and you might
have took the call.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
You've won the Royal Melbourne Hospital Home lottery grand price.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Oh no, I have it? You have.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I've been trying to tell you for the last hours
that it's the big house, the five point three minion
of the house that's yours.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Are you serious?
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Very I've been trying for an hour.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
I'm trying to get old of you. I'm sorry. I apologize.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
It's all right, it's all right, you're the winner.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
I don't believe that. I know, great, that fantastic we are.
We are very hard working farmers that we've been working hard.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
For thirty eight years.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
We've just we've just had our thirty eight wedding anniversar.
Speaker 4 (01:42):
Congratulations, thank you, And we have worked very hard like
a lot of people do all our lives.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
But farming is hard, hard life. That's really hard it is.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
And we've actually brought our son back into our farming business,
so you can imagine that it is a struggle. So
that's fantastic.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Come on, I'm so happy that we're so happy that
you're happy to take my call and that you trust
me now, but also that you're the winners.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
What a great source do you? Mummy? Ask him where
I then new farmers? Where are you?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
We're up near oneo or find Yeah, right, I can't
believe it.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
I know, I know it's a lot of process. So
just roremoney, what isn't it is beautiful? It is the
grand price.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
So it's a five point three million dollar, beautiful home,
fully furnished in Camberwell.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I can't believe this, so I really can't. But yeah,
it's not a scam.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
You sure, I promise you, you really have won it. Yeah,
I wouldn't do that to you. You also win fifty
thousand dollars in gold. Oh really, yeah, Now, the farmers
love finding gold. It's the gold that you really want.
It's incredible news. I'm so happy for you and your
family as well.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Oh look, thank you, and thank you very very much.
And I honestly can't I can't believe it. I only
bought one ticket, you're kidding. I bought one ticket.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Where did you get it from?
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Because you must be in the middle of a nowhere
if you're farmers, it only.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Takes one ticket. We're in Victoria's high country, so I'm
not sure if you know that area or not.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Yeah, you're you're you're hours away from us, then.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Yeah, we're ours right, we're actually, interestingly enough where we've
left home and we're on our way to our son's wedding.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
You've got to be kidding me. This weekend, your son's
getting married.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
It's tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Now, No wonder you're a bit stressful this morning. You
haven't got time for like people bringing up that you don't.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Know absolutely, because we've got a bit, you know, a
long drive, and because we're farmers, you know you have
to make sure all the animals are all right.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
It's a lot to worry about. And anytime the phone goes,
one of the animals has got loose. And plus you've
got to drive to you've got to drive that wedding
in that tractor that you drive around, that's the car.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
No, we've got something a little bit faster than the
tract of it.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Well, you can get something a lot faster. Now your
life is going to change.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Oh but I think I'll have to not not tell
them because I don't want to steal their thunder because
it will be such a beautiful day for them, and
I don't want to, you know, spoil that for them.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
But what you could do, you know that tabe but
the wedding gifts, Maybe chuck a few gold bars?
Speaker 1 (04:19):
They go, Mom, Mom, what have you been up to?
We found on the farm.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
We have we have put a lot, you know, anything
that we've been able to make over the years, we've
really put back into our children, out their education. And
they are two great kids. So you know, I'm really
happy to share any of this with them and my husband.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
A Rowena.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
I'm so happy. It took us quite quite a while
to get to speak to you. I'm so glad that
I finally managed to get to speak to you and
we all heard your and your family's story. What amazing
story as well, OSSI Farmer's doing it hard, but incredible
that you're the winners. You really really deserve it.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
O Well, thank you very much, Thank you very appreciative.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
And listen enjoying your son's wedding this weekend. What a
crazy couple of days for you and your family. Obviously
you're going to tell your husband, don't you.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
He's in the car, he's listening. He's on space phone listening.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Yeah, so I definitely wouldn't be keeping that from him.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
He's probably buying brand new farm equipment right now.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
No on the accountant in the fad.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Keep an eye roll over him yet. Can I get
a Maserati tractor like Clarkson Farm?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Oh no, we have a few nice weekends in Melbourne instead.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Yeah, more than you could do you buy the hotel,
buy the hotel you staying in Listen, Rowena, Congratulations, you're
a really deserving winner, and I don't understand that from
I think that everybody listening, everyone who wanted the house,
I think would be glad that if it wasn't going
to be then it was someone.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Like you, and it was a beautiful home because I
remember looking at it in the pamphlet thinking I don't
have a ticket in every lottery, but when I can,
I do. And I really like the house, so I thought,
I'm definitely going to have money.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
You now own it.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
That's yours. No, I'm not. Christ said, that's not speaking.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
The party is the wedding. You can get to the
house next week. Oh wow, Well, I hope you and
your family really have a special day for your son's wedding.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Thank you. The Christian O'Connell Show podcast
I Heart Podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
You can hear more Gold one I four point three podcasts,
playlist and listen live on the free I Heart app.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Got anything good?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell show podcast. Rowena.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
You're live on Gold one oh four point three. My
name is Christian. Yes, now I have called a couple
of times. I think maybe you're worried it but your
robo call or a scam?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yes, I did think. I did get a call this morning,
and I did think it was a scam.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
That was that was me. Sorry, that's quite right, it's
quite I totally understand.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Now do you know why I'm calling you?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
No? I don't. I don't know.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Maybe I should have led with that and you might
have took the call.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
You've won the Royal Melbourne Hospital Home lottery grand price.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Oh no, I have it? You have.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I've been trying to tell you for the last hours
that it's the big house, the five point three minion
of the house that's yours.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Are you serious?
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Very I've been trying for an hour.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
I'm trying to get old of you. I'm sorry. I apologize.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
It's all right, it's all right, you're the winner.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
I don't believe that. I know, great, that fantastic we are.
We are very hard working farmers that we've been working hard.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
For thirty eight years.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
We've just we've just had our thirty eight wedding anniversar.
Speaker 4 (01:42):
Congratulations, thank you, And we have worked very hard like
a lot of people do all our lives.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
But farming is hard, hard life. That's really hard it is.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
And we've actually brought our son back into our farming business,
so you can imagine that it is a struggle. So
that's fantastic.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Come on, I'm so happy that we're so happy that
you're happy to take my call and that you trust
me now, but also that you're the winners.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
What a great source do you? Mummy? Ask him where
I then new farmers? Where are you?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
We're up near oneo or find Yeah, right, I can't
believe it.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
I know, I know it's a lot of process. So
just roremoney, what isn't it is beautiful? It is the
grand price.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
So it's a five point three million dollar, beautiful home,
fully furnished in Camberwell.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I can't believe this, so I really can't. But yeah,
it's not a scam.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
You sure, I promise you, you really have won it. Yeah,
I wouldn't do that to you. You also win fifty
thousand dollars in gold. Oh really, yeah, Now, the farmers
love finding gold. It's the gold that you really want.
It's incredible news. I'm so happy for you and your
family as well.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Oh look, thank you, and thank you very very much.
And I honestly can't I can't believe it. I only
bought one ticket, you're kidding. I bought one ticket.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Where did you get it from?
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Because you must be in the middle of a nowhere
if you're farmers, it only.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Takes one ticket. We're in Victoria's high country, so I'm
not sure if you know that area or not.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Yeah, you're you're you're hours away from us, then.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Yeah, we're ours right, we're actually, interestingly enough where we've
left home and we're on our way to our son's wedding.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
You've got to be kidding me. This weekend, your son's
getting married.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
It's tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Now, No wonder you're a bit stressful this morning. You
haven't got time for like people bringing up that you don't.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Know absolutely, because we've got a bit, you know, a
long drive, and because we're farmers, you know you have
to make sure all the animals are all right.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
It's a lot to worry about. And anytime the phone goes,
one of the animals has got loose. And plus you've
got to drive to you've got to drive that wedding
in that tractor that you drive around, that's the car.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
No, we've got something a little bit faster than the
tract of it.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Well, you can get something a lot faster. Now your
life is going to change.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Oh but I think I'll have to not not tell
them because I don't want to steal their thunder because
it will be such a beautiful day for them, and
I don't want to, you know, spoil that for them.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
But what you could do, you know that tabe but
the wedding gifts, Maybe chuck a few gold bars?
Speaker 1 (04:19):
They go, Mom, Mom, what have you been up to?
We found on the farm.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
We have we have put a lot, you know, anything
that we've been able to make over the years, we've
really put back into our children, out their education. And
they are two great kids. So you know, I'm really
happy to share any of this with them and my husband.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
A Rowena.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
I'm so happy. It took us quite quite a while
to get to speak to you. I'm so glad that
I finally managed to get to speak to you and
we all heard your and your family's story. What amazing
story as well, OSSI Farmer's doing it hard, but incredible
that you're the winners. You really really deserve it.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
O Well, thank you very much, Thank you very appreciative.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
And listen enjoying your son's wedding this weekend. What a
crazy couple of days for you and your family. Obviously
you're going to tell your husband, don't you.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
He's in the car, he's listening. He's on space phone listening.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Yeah, so I definitely wouldn't be keeping that from him.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
He's probably buying brand new farm equipment right now.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
No on the accountant in the fad.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Keep an eye roll over him yet. Can I get
a Maserati tractor like Clarkson Farm?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Oh no, we have a few nice weekends in Melbourne instead.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Yeah, more than you could do you buy the hotel,
buy the hotel you staying in Listen, Rowena, Congratulations, you're
a really deserving winner, and I don't understand that from
I think that everybody listening, everyone who wanted the house,
I think would be glad that if it wasn't going
to be then it was someone.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Like you, and it was a beautiful home because I
remember looking at it in the pamphlet thinking I don't
have a ticket in every lottery, but when I can,
I do. And I really like the house, so I thought,
I'm definitely going to have money.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
You now own it.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
That's yours. No, I'm not. Christ said, that's not speaking.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
The party is the wedding. You can get to the
house next week. Oh wow, Well, I hope you and
your family really have a special day for your son's wedding.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Thank you. The Christian O'Connell Show podcast
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