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. 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 and Clinton Grybas provided the color commentary, with a running time of two hours per episode. 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: • 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