Background
Fagan was born on February 28, 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Fagan was born on February 28, 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of South Carolina with a double major in Business Administration and Marketing Management, and a minor in Spanish.
Soon after his birth, his family moved to Folly Beach, South Carolina, where he was raised. Fagan was one of sixteen "pirates" in pursuit of a potential $1,000,000 grand prize on the Columbia Broadcasting System show The show"s contestants were split into two separate "crews", and competed against one another each week in searches for hidden treasure. Fagan was placed in the "Black Crew", where he remained for almost the entire run of show, apart from weeks four, five, nine and thirteen.
Fagan defeated Christa DeAngelo in the final, winning a $500,000 grand prize.
He then gave the money he earned over the show"s duration - $87,624 - to his teammates, thanking them for their participation in the final, and kept the $500,000 grand prize for himself.