Friday Night Games

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Friday Night Games

Genre	Game show
Creator(s)	Endemol Southern Star
Starring	Mike Goldman Bree Amer Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald
Country of origin	Australia
Production
Running time	approx. 70 minutes without commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	Network Ten
Original run	17 February 2006 – 21 April 2006

Friday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australia 2005's Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten.

Two teams, comprised of three celebrities and one chosen contestant each (dubbed the "celeb-to-be"), competed and tested their skills in a series of games and challenges. Each game had a different set of rules and difficulty rating.

The "celeb-to-be" was chosen out of hundreds of applicants, most being eliminated through challenges until a final challenge on the Friday Night Games set. Challenges included holding onto a balloon whilst riding "Wipeout", or holding a piece of paper above their head whilst riding on the Tower Of Terror, a roller coaster at Dreamworld, without ripping it.

Each episode was pre-recorded in front of a live audience at Dreamworld’s games arena and aired on Friday nights. The ultimate Friday Night Games Champion Team won a AUD $50,000 donation to the charity of their choice, courtesy of Supercheap Auto. A second season has not been comissioned by network 10 and has no intentions in returning.

[edit] Competitors of the games (Winners in Bold)

Date	Yellow Team	Green Team	Blue Team
17 February 2006	Australian Idol	Big Brother
24 February 2006	City Slickers	Country Bumpkins
3 March 2006	NRL	AFL
10 March 2006	Screen	Stage
17 March 2006	Brunettes	Blondes
24 March 2006	Athletes	Academics
31 March 2006 - Pre Final #1	Australian Idol	Country Bumpkins
7 April 2006 - Pre Final #2	NRL	Stage
14 April 2006 - Pre Final #3	Brunettes	Athletes
21 April 2006 - Grand Final	Brunettes	Country Bumpkins	Stage