Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge

Australian TV series or program
  • Paul Khoury
  • Clinton Grybas
Country of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes10ProductionProduction locationCrown CasinoRunning time2 hoursOriginal releaseNetworkFOX8Release5 January (2006-01-05) –
9 March 2006 (2006-03-09)

Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge is an Australian celebrity game show produced by Foxtel, 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.[1] 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.[1] Paul Khoury and Clinton Grybas provided the color commentary, with a running time of two hours per episode.[2]

The grand final ended on 9 March 2006, with MTV Australia VJ Jason Dundas defeating The Weather Channel's Sally Bowrey to win the tournament and $100,000 total in prize money.

Celebrities

Featured celebrities for the 2006 season included:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ganska, Helen (8 January 2006). "Poker face – Sophie Falkiner hosts celebrity card challenge Poker fan Sophie lays her cards on the table". Sunday Telegraph. p. V01. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Celebrity Poker Faces". Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Byrne, Fiona (23 October 2005). "CROWN AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITY POKER CHALLENGE – Crown". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links

  • Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata