Friday Night Games
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Friday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother 2005's ‘Friday Night Live’ show, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld themepark, 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 "Tower Of Terror" 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.
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 |
The winners of the entire series were the Brunettes.
The contestants of the team were Patrick Harvey, Craig Lowndes, team captain Ricki-Lee Coulter and Celeb-to-be Karyn.
They chose to give the $50,000 to Beyond Blue
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