Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge is a celebrity game show produced by Foxtel Digital, which premiered 5 January 2006 on Australian pay TV channel Fox8. The limited run, 10-part series consisted of 36 Australian celebrities, all playing No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker, for the chance to win up to $50,000 in prize money, and $50,000 for their nominated charity. The show was hosted by former Australian Wheel of Fortune hostess Sophie Falkiner, and was recorded at Melbourne's Crown Casino in front of a live studio audience. Paul Khoury & Clinton Grybas provided the color commentary, with a running time of two hours per episode.Celebrities
Featured celebrities for the 2006 season included:
- Bessie Bardot
- Natalie Blair
- Sally Bowrey
- Beau Brady
- Paul Briggs
- Simon Burke
- Tiffany Cherry
- Jason Dundas
- Penne Dennison
- Sarah Davies
- Nick Dal Santo
- Benny Elias
- Rob Elliott
- Andrew Ettingshausen
- Candice Falzon
- Shane Heal
- Melissa Hoyer
- Robby Ingham
- Cameron Knight
- Cassie Lane
- Daniel MacPherson
- Colette Mann
- Simon Marshall
- David Mathew
- Greg Mathew
- Molly Meldrum
- Brendan Moar
- Peter Morrissey
- Rhys Muldoon
- Lauren Newton
- Aaron Pedersen
- Wayne Pearce
- Heath Scotland
- Jon Stevens
- Peter Timbs
- Krista Vendy
Grand Final
The show's first season ended on 9 March 2006, with MTV Australia VJ Jason Dundas defeating Sally Bowrey in the Grand Final to win the tournament and $100,000 total in prize money. There is already talk of a second season in the planning stages for 2007.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge ]
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