million dollar challenge poker referred watched poker television history sponsored airs debuted october hosted features season included episodes following fox network sunday national_football_league coverage finale aired december episode season premiered september scheduled conclude december description poker game amateur poker players attempt defeat celebrities professional poker players eventually order win grand prize million round amateur acting coach lending advice defeat celebrity contestant able defeat celebrity contestant wins trip bahamas advances second round second round amateur helping sound proof booth giving advice listening device amateur ear defeat professional poker player contestant able defeat professional contestant wins addition trip bahamas point amateur decision money walk away richer risk money trip theirs play heads knowing lose walk away trip bahamas season finale champions episode compete sit tournament winner plays million season episodes season watched poker television shows history aired sundays coverage episode aired october contestant father defeated winning trip bahamas process promised donate church south_carolina won chance play mini tournament episode winner play october contestant defeated won trip bahamas lost contestant defeated win trip bahamas chose walk away risk won face match november episode contestant lost defeated winning trip bahamas won chance play mini tournament winner play december announced newly added celebrity professional opponents appeared fourth episode aired december appeared play hand playing behalf state wrestling team lost september attacks lost final airing competition previous winners expected december contestants fourth episode lost single table tournament held determine fourth contestant won order prize chance play hands heads play season season premiered september second weekend nfl season program continue air fox network companion nfl programming seven weekends fox september october november december air football game depending region country critical review professional poker player critical million dollar challenge contemporary rival face ace terrible shows unlikely draw viewers responded blog type criticism intended poker player aimed casual audience controversy poker playing priest national television sparked theological debate
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