Australian Ninja Warrior winner Charlie Robbins gives away his prize money

He took home a $100,000 cash prize for going the ‘furthest fastest’ on season three of Australian Ninja Warrior.   

But ‘gold nerd’ Charlie Robbins has revealed that he gave away the majority of his winnings. 

On Thursday, the 21-year-old revealed that he gifted most of the money to his parents so that they could help pay off their mortgage.

‘I used a little bit of the prize money when we were overseas, but I gave most of it to mum and dad because I wasn’t doing anything with it,’ Charlie told 9Entertainment. 

‘I think they put it towards the mortgage.’ 

While most young boys would love to get their hands on that kind of money, Charlie said that the money went to a better cause because he was ‘just going to dwindle it away,’ without doing anything special. 

While Charlie made it the ‘furthest fastest’ last season, he didn’t face the final challenge of Mt. Midoriyama. 

And with no Australian competitor facing the obstacle to date, Charlie is returning to Ninja Warrior 2020 for a second shot at the challenge.    

With a tough job ahead of him, Charlie revealed that he has been doing lots of training for the upcoming season. 

‘I’ve done a lot more rock climbing. I’ve gotten into rock climbing a bit more lately which I think has helped with my endurance,’ he added.

‘I’ve also done a lot more gymnastics so that helps the spatial awareness. Apart from that not a whole lot.’

Australian Ninja Warrior  Ninja Warrior Australia starts Sunday at 7pm on Nine.