Brock University graduate Gino Montani and his brother Jesse are the new Amazing Race Canada victors and winners of the biggest monetary prize awarded on a Canadian reality show.

“We’re champs man,” Gino said as he hugged Jesse at the finish line on Wednesday’s season three finale.

The pair won $250,000 as the grand prize along with gas for life from Petro-Canada. They each also won four trips during the race and matching Chevy Colorado pickup trucks.

Gino, who graduated from Brock with his human geography degree in 2008, and Jesse made the rounds on morning talk shows Thursday.

“We tried so hard on everything, we really did,” Jesse said while the pair were on the Marilyn Denis Show.

Gino said throughout the 48,000 kilometre race – across three continents, four countries, six provinces and 16 cities – he strived to be a good big brother.

“Being the older brother, I always want to be a good role model,” he said.

The brothers, who live in Hamilton, plan to party now that they can share their good news with family and friends. The finale episode was taped in May.