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Million Dollar Challenge (2009–2010) on FOX
About Million Dollar Challenge
Million Dollar Challenge is a poker game show where amateur poker players attempt to defeat celebrities, professional poker players and, eventually, Daniel Negreanu in order to win the show's grand prize, $1 million. In the first round, the amateur (with Negreanu at their side, acting as their coach and lending advice) must defeat a celebrity such as Jayde Nicole, Jerome Bettis, Joanna Krupa, John Salley or Tito Ortiz. If the contestant is able to defeat the celebrity the contestant wins a trip to the Bahamas and advances to the second round. In the second round, the amateur (with Negreanu now helping them from a sound proof booth, giving them advice through a listening device in the amateur's ear) must defeat a professional poker player such as Vanessa Rousso, Barry Greenstein, Joe Cada or Chris Moneymaker. If the contestant is able to defeat the professional the contestant wins $25,000 in addition to the trip to the Bahamas. At this point, the amateur has a decision to make. Keep the money and walk away $25,000 richer, or risk the money (the trip is still theirs to keep) and play Daniel Negreanu heads-up for $100,000, knowing that if they lose they walk away with nothing but the trip to the Bahamas. In the season finale, the champions from each episode compete against each other in a sit-n-go tournament, the winner of which plays Negreanu for $1 million.
Million Dollar Challenge episode schedule
12 aired
Aired · 12
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2010 | S2·E7 | Episode 7 |
| November 21, 2010 | S2·E6 | Episode 6 |
| November 7, 2010 | S2·E5 | Episode 5 |
| October 24, 2010 | S2·E4 | Episode 4 |
| October 10, 2010 | S2·E3 | Episode 3 |
| September 26, 2010 | S2·E2 | Episode 2 |
| September 19, 2010 | S2·E1 | Episode 1 |
| December 27, 2009 | S1·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 13, 2009 | S1·E4 | Episode 4 |
| November 22, 2009 | S1·E3 | Episode 3 |
| October 18, 2009 | S1·E2 | Episode 2 |
| October 11, 2009 | S1·E1 | Episode 1 |