Huge change of fortunes for Simmone Jade Mckinnon as the former McLeod's Daughters star who now lives in a van wins share of $536,000 Summit prize By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 18:41 EDT, 4 June 2024 | Updated: 18:45 EDT, 4 June 2024 e-mail View comments TV star Simmone Jade Mackinnon has won a share of $536,000 after conquering Channel Nine's The Summit. The 51-year-old actress made it to the peak of the mountain alongside fellow trekkers Mat Rogers and Charlotte Shelton. They believed they'd split the prize money evenly but in a twist, the first contestant to capture the bag would decide how they wanted to split the money.
Charlotte and Mat got to the bag first but the former football star handed the bag to the midwife unaware of the power. Charlotte decided to give Simmone and Mat $100,000 each while taking home the remaining $336,000. TV star Simmone Jade Mackinnon has won a share of $536,000 after conquering Channel Nine's The Summit Simmone said she felt 'grateful' for the prize money but was disappointed it wasn't split evenly between the three players.
'I was shattered, and I'm still eternally grateful because that money will definitely help but I won't be able to build the shed house that I'd planned to,' she told 9Entertainment . It comes after Simmone recently spoke about falling on hard times after soaring to fame in the early 2000s. She started her career on the American series Baywatch: Hawaii , which aired from 1999 to 2001, and then returned.
