American Gladiators
Overview
American Gladiators captivated audiences from September 1989 to May 1996 with its thrilling blend of competition and athleticism. Amateur athletes faced off against each other and the show's formidable gladiators in various strength and agility challenges. Conceived by Dan Carr and John C. Ferraro, the concept originated from a competition at Erie Tech High School in Pennsylvania before being developed for television by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. After a failed revival attempt in 2004, the show returned in 2008, and fans could catch classic episodes on ESPN Classic and iTunes.
Episodes
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Round 1: Preliminaries
In a thrilling showdown, Frankie Perry faces off against Brenda Hund, while on the male side of the competition, Craig Williams goes head-to-head with...
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Round One Preliminaries
In the initial round of the first half, the matchups feature Moore taking on Wirth and Henry squaring off against Jorge.
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Round One Preliminaries
In the initial round of the competition, McCarthy faces off against Needham, while Hutson takes on Simmons. Each contestant brings their A-game, vying...
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Round One Preliminaries
In the first half of the preliminary round, Petitto goes up against Ross, while Carroll faces off against Wyatt. The competition heats up as each part...
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Round One Preliminaries
In the initial round of the First Half Preliminary, the match showcases Phillips competing against either Cotton or Rogers, who are set to face off ag...
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the first half of the quarterfinals, the competition heats up as Cotton faces off against Hund, while Williams goes head-to-head with Shumski. Each...
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the first half of the quarterfinals, Petitto faces off against Ross, while Wirth battles Simmons. The competition heats up as each contestant bring...
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the first half of the quarterfinals, the matchups feature Henry going head-to-head against Needham, while Moore takes on Hutson.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the first half of the quarterfinals, the matchups feature McCarthy facing off against Phillips, while Carroll goes head-to-head with Todd. The comp...
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Round One Semi-finals
In the first half of the semifinal round, Needham faces off against Petitto, while Williams teams up with Carroll to take on Shumski. Tensions run hig...
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Round One Semi-finals
In the first half of the semifinal round, Cotton faces off against Phillips, while Hutson goes head-to-head with Wirth. The tension rises as each comp...
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Round One Finals
In the first half of the final round, Petitto faces off against Phillips, while Williams goes up against Hutson. The competition intensifies as each p...
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Highlights From Round One
First Half Highlight Show
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the first round of preliminaries, Seymour faces off against Jordan, while Schwartze takes on Farwell. The competition heats up as each participant ...
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the second round of the preliminaries, Podesta faces off against Harrison, while Allen goes up against Herbst. The competition heats up as each con...
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the second half of the preliminary round, the matchups feature Anderson taking on Brady, while Venturi faces off against Rampe. Tensions rise as ea...
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the Second Half Preliminary Round 4, Sutton faces off against Cueva, while Lakatos goes head-to-head with Silich. The stakes are high as each compe...
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the Second Half Preliminary Round 5, Stinson faces off against Kidd, while Brown takes on Koeberle. The tension rises as each pair competes fiercel...
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the first round of the second half quarterfinals, Seymour faces off against Brady, while Venturi goes head-to-head with Harrison. The competition h...
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the second half of the quarterfinals, Kidd faces off against Herbst, while Podesta goes up against Koeberle.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the thrilling second half of the quarterfinals, Sutton faces off against Jordan, while Lakatos goes head-to-head with Silich. The stakes are high a...
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the second half of the quarterfinals, the matchup features Anderson taking on the duo of Allen and Brown, while Farwell faces off against the formi...
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Round Two Semi-finals
In the first semifinal match of the second half, Jordan goes head-to-head against either Anderson or Venturi, while Silich faces off against one of th...
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Round Two Semi-finals
In the second half of the semifinals, the competition heats up as Podesta takes on the formidable duo of Brown and Kidd, while Seymour and Herbst face...
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Round Two Finals
In the gripping second half of the final round, Kidd faces off against Anderson while Venturi goes head-to-head with Brown. The stakes are high as eac...
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Grand Championship
In the Grand Championship Final, the competition heats up as Anderson faces off against Hutson while Venturi takes on Phillips. The stakes are high as...
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Round 1: Preliminaries
Sheila Mercer faces off against Trish Tillotson in a heated competition, while Rico Costantino goes head-to-head with John Adams. The stakes are high ...
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Round 1: Preliminaries
Margaret McCargo faces off against Susan Hirst in a thrilling showdown, while Chris Vopatek goes head-to-head with Purple Roundy.
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Round 1: Preliminaries
Marla Smith faces off against Kelley Peacock, while Dale Thompson goes head-to-head with Rob Bottiggi.
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Round 1: Preliminaries
Maria Nichting faces off against Esther Ratner, while Dwayne Thomas competes against Lincoln Simonds. However, due to an eye injury sustained during t...
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Round 1: Preliminaries
Samantha Bryant faces off against Cinda Mentzer in an intense showdown, while on the male side, Wesley Keck goes head-to-head with Scott Reiff.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, the competition heats up as Constantino faces off against Foster, while Mercer squares off with Tillotson.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of round one, the matchups feature Vopatek going head-to-head with Keck, while Nichting faces off against Hirst.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of round one, the matchups feature Thompson taking on Simonds, while Ratner faces off against Mentzer.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of round one, the matchups feature Roundy going head-to-head with Adams, while McCargo faces off against Peacock.
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Round One Semi-finals
In the first round of the semi-finals, the matchups feature Costantino going head-to-head with Simonds, while McCargo takes on Tillotson.
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Round One Semi-finals
In the semi-finals of round one, the matchups feature Vopatek going head-to-head with Adams, while Nichting faces off against Mentzer.
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Round One Finals
In the first round of the finals, the competition heats up as Costantino faces off against Adams, while Nichting goes head-to-head with Tillotson.
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the second round of the preliminaries, the matchups feature Branham facing off against McKleskey (with Kieser as an alternate), while Look-Jaeger t...
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the second round of the preliminaries, the matchups feature Kiernan taking on Johnson, while Henger goes head-to-head with Akai.
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Round Two Preliminaries
The second round of preliminaries kicks off with matchups featuring Duke against Suzuki and then Duke facing off against Hill-Hudgins.
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the second round of the preliminaries, the matchups feature Nasca taking on Dieter, while Cumberbatch faces off against Jarchow.
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Round Two Preliminaries
In the second round of preliminaries, the matchups feature Montgomery facing off against Altshuler, while Telley goes head-to-head with Stickelman.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of round two, the matchups feature Montgomery facing off against Duke, while Duke prepares for another challenge against Akai.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of round two, the matchups feature Johnson taking on Dieter, while Look-Jaeger faces off against Dorsa.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of the second round, the matchups feature Nasca facing off against Kiernan, while Cumberbatch goes head-to-head with Jarchow.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals of round two, the matchups feature Altshuler taking on Branham, while Telley faces Stickelman.
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Round Two Semi-finals
In the semi-finals of round two, the matchups feature Branham going head-to-head against Montgomery, while Telley faces off against Akai.
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Round Two Semi-finals
In the semi-finals of round two, the competition heats up as Kiernan faces off against Dieter, while Cumberbatch goes head-to-head with Dorsa.
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Round Two Finals
In the second round of the finals, the matchups feature Branham facing off against Dieter, while Cumberbatch goes head-to-head with Telley.
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Grand Championship
In the grand championship showdown, the spotlight is on the fierce matchups: Costantino faces off against Branham, while Nichting goes head-to-head wi...
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Alumni Show
The alumni showcase features competitors Cheryl Ann Silich, Aimee Ross, Lucian Anderson, and Terry Moore.
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Round One Preliminaries 1
In the initial round of the preliminary matches, Gary Wilson faces off against Coz Worthington, while Toril Torjensen takes on Kristi Kopp.
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Round One Preliminaries 2
In the initial round of the preliminaries, Alex Engmann and Johnny Vineyard face off against James Long, while Elise Johnson takes on Erica Alstead.
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Round One Preliminaries 3
In the initial round of preliminaries, Randy Jones faces off against Keith Collins, while Johnnie Jonckowski goes head-to-head with Patti Stevenson.
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Round One Preliminaries 4
In the initial round, Eric Monostori and Tim Goldrick face off against Greg Petrie, while Denise Chase competes against Rose Ann Torres.
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Round One Preliminaries 5
In the opening round, Mark Anthony faces off against Craig Charles, while Kimberley Lentz battles Jill Shenk. The tension builds as each competitor ai...
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Round One Quarterfinals 1
In the initial half of the quarterfinals, Johnny Vineyard faces off against Coz Worthington, while Kristi Kropp goes head-to-head with Kimberley Lentz...
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Round One Quarterfinals 2
In the first half of the quarterfinals, Mark Ortega faces off against Craig Charles, while Johnnie Jonckowski competes against Sherry Giardina.
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Round One Quarterfinals 3
In the first half of the quarterfinals, Tom Goldrick faces off against Randy Jones, while Denise Chase goes head-to-head with Erica Alstead.
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Pro Football Challenge of Champions
In a unique episode, former professional football players go head-to-head in friendly competition. The lineup includes legends Jack Hamm, Cliff Branch...
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Round One Semifinals 1
In the first half of the semifinals, Mark Ortega faces off against Johnny Vineyard, while Johnny Jonckowski competes against Kimberley Lentz.
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Round One Semifinals 2
In the first half of the semifinals, Tim Goldrick faces off against Coz Worthington, while Kristi Kropp goes head-to-head with Denise Chase.
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Round One Finals
In the first half of the finals, Tim Goldrick faces off against Mark Ortega, while Kristi Kropp goes up against Kimberley Lentz. The competition is in...
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Round Two Preliminaries 1
In the second half of the preliminaries, Robert Bender faces off against Kevin Cleary, while A.J. Perling goes head-to-head with Angela Sheppard. The ...
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Round Two Preliminaries 2
In the second half of the preliminaries, Chris Parisi faces off against George Blasius, while Trace Wolf goes up against Kathy Mollica.
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Round Two Preliminaries 3
In the second half of the preliminaries, Joseph Mauro faces off against Dennis Watts, while Patricia Murray competes against Teri Plunkett.
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Round Two Preliminaries 4
In the latter part of the preliminary rounds, Ted Papenhagen faces off against Tommy Knox, while Angela Stearns competes against Talpha Lehnen. The te...
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Round Two Preliminaries 5
In the second half of the preliminary round, Darrell Gholar faces off against Jay Macormack and Anthony Jackson, while Vivian Riley goes head-to-head ...
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Round Two Preliminaries 6
In the second half of the preliminaries, Marek Wilczynski faces off against Tony Curella, while Stephanie Violante goes head-to-head with Tracy Passo.
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Round Two Quarterfinals 1
In the second half of the quarterfinals, Kevin Cleary faces off against Tommy Knox, while Vivian Riley and Angela Stearns team up to take on Susan Ste...
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Round Two Quarterfinals 2
In the second half of the quarterfinals, Darrell Gholar faces off against Tony Curella, while Talpha Lehnen competes against Tracy Passo.
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Round Two Quarterfinals 3
In the second half of the quarterfinals, Joseph Mauro faces off against Gearge Blasius, while A.J. Perling goes up against Kathy Mollica.
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Round Two Semifinals 1
In the second half of the semifinal round, Tommy Knox faces off against Darrell Gholar, while Tracy Passo goes head-to-head with Susan Stencil. The co...
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Round Two Semifinals 2
In the second half of the semifinals, Joseph Mauro goes head-to-head with Tony Curella, while Kathy Mollica faces off against A.J. Perling.
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Round Two Finals
In the second half of the finals, Joseph Mauro faces off against Darrell Gholar, while Kathy Mollica competes against Susan Stencil. Each match promis...
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Grand Championship
In the Grand Championship, Mark Ortega goes head-to-head with Joseph Mauro, showcasing their skills in a fierce competition. Meanwhile, Kimberly Lentz...
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Round One Preliminaries
Betsy Erickson faces off against Jeannine Micheletti, while Lance Sellers (or Darryl Moore) goes up against Cliff Miller in an intense battle of skill...
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Round One Preliminaries
In this matchup, Lisa Langston faces off against Tracy Ann Jernegan, while Tony Bettendorf goes head-to-head with Elbert Gray.
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Round One Preliminaries
In this episode, Jennifer Walz faces off against Claudia Valdiviez, while Ernest Peace (or Sean Hargrow as an alternative) goes up against Buz Rosenbe...
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Round One Preliminaries
In a thrilling showdown, Elizabeth Pepe faces off against Yvonne Montalvo, while Willie Cooley goes head-to-head with Spencer Street. The competition ...
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Round One Preliminaries
Cathy Marshall faces off against Shannon Williams, while Roger Hughes goes head-to-head with Ted LePage.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In this episode, the competition heats up as Lisa Langston faces off against Shannon Williams, while Tony Bettendorf goes head-to-head with Willie Coo...
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Round One Quarterfinals
Cathy Marshall faces off against Annette McBride, while Joseph Kettle goes head-to-head with Ted LePage in an exciting showdown.
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Round One Quarterfinals
In this thrilling matchup, Jennifer Walz faces off against Betsy Erickson, while Cliff Miller goes head-to-head with Spencer Street. The competition h...
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Round One Semi-finals
In a thrilling matchup, Betsy Erickson faces off against Lisa Langston, while Ted LePage goes head-to-head with Spencer Street. The competition heats ...
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Round One Semi-finals
In this exciting showdown, Annette McBride faces off against Jennifer Walz, while Cliff Miller goes head-to-head with Tony Bettendorf.
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Round One Finals
In this episode, Annette McBride faces off against Betsy Erickson, while Cliff Miller goes head-to-head with Ted LePage. The competition heats up as e...
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Round Two Preliminaries
In a thrilling showdown, Melissa Liberman faces off against Cheryl Wilson, while Mary DePaoli goes head-to-head with Jerry Burrell. Tensions rise as e...
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Round Two Preliminaries
Paula Perry faces off against Christine Underhill-Richard, while Michele Ramelot and Kevin Weber take on Michael D. Coulson in a thrilling showdown.
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Round Two Preliminaries
Brenda Moss faces off against Julie Padelford, while Don Marcus takes on Bernie Miller in an exciting showdown.
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Round Two Preliminaries
In this episode, Lyn Bell faces off against Carolyn Dean, while Carlton Fluker goes head-to-head with Michael Small. The competition heats up as each ...
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Round Two Preliminaries
Cherrise Traylor faces off against Katy Ramsey, while Vince Granger goes head-to-head with Jayson Yao in a thrilling showdown.
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Round Two Preliminaries
In a thrilling showdown, Lisa Wojciehowski faces off against Signa York, while an alternative matchup features Lynn Murphy and Charles Neal going head...
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Round Two Quarterfinals
In this thrilling showdown, Melissa Liberman faces off against Katy Ramsey, while Kevin Weber takes on Jayson Yao. The competition heats up as each co...
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Round Two Quarterfinals
Brenda Moss and her alternate, Julie Padelford, face off against Cheryl Wilson and Vince Granger, as well as Bernie Miller in a thrilling competition....
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Round Two Quarterfinals
Lisa Wojciehowski faces off against Paula Perry, while Marty DePaoli goes head-to-head with Carlton Fluker in this thrilling showdown.
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Round Two Semi-finals
Melissa Liberman faces off against Cheryl Wilson, while Bernie Miller competes alongside Vince Granger against Marty DePaoli.
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Round Two Semi-finals
In this exciting matchup, Lisa Wojciehowski faces off against Katy Ramsey, while Carlton Fluker goes head-to-head with Kevin Weber. Each competitor br...
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Round Two Finals
Katy Ramsey faces off against Cheryl Wilson, while Kevin Weber goes head-to-head with Marty DePaoli.
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Grand Championship
Betsy Erickson faces off against Cheryl Wilson, while Cliff Miller competes against Marty DePaoli in an exciting showdown.
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NFL Show
The competitors include Mark Clayton, Tony Dorsett, Seth Joyner, Charles White, Drew Hill, and Wesley Walker.
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Round One Preliminaries
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Round One Preliminaries
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Round One Preliminaries
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Round One Preliminaries
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Round One Quarterfinals
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Round One Quarterfinals
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Round One Quarterfinals
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Round One Quarterfinals
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Round One Semi-finals
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Round One Semi-finals
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Round One Semi-finals
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Round One Finals
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Round Two Preliminaries
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Round Two Preliminaries
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Round Two Preliminaries
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Round Two Quarterfinals
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Round Two Quarterfinals
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Round Two Quarterfinals
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Round Two Quarterfinals
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Round Two Semi-finals
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Round Two Semi-finals
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Round Two Finals
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Grand Championship
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Gold Medal Challenge of Champions II
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Gold Medal Challenge of Champions II
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International Challenge of Champions II
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Qualifying Round 1
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Qualifying Round 2
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Qualifying Round 3
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Qualifying Round 4
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Qualifying Round 5
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Qualifying Round 6
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Qualifying Round 7
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Qualifying Round 8
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Qualifying Round 9
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Qualifying Round 10
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Qualifying Round 11
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Qualifying Round 12
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Qualifying Round 13
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Qualifying Round 14
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Qualifying Round 15
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Semifinal Round 1
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Semifinal Round 2
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Grand Championship
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LAPD Vs. NYPD
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Celebrity Special
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Gold Medal Challenge of Champions III
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USC Vs. Notre Dame
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Battle Of The Best
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Armed Forces Challenge of Champions II
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U.S. Preliminaries
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U.S. Preliminaries
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U.S. Preliminaries
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U.S. Preliminaries
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U.S. Preliminaries
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U.S. Preliminaries
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U.S. Semi-final One
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U.S. Semi-final Two
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U.S. Grand Championship
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Baywatch Vs. Lifeguards Special
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Playboy Challenge
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Celebrity Vs. Pro Football Challenge
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Twins Vs. Alumni Challenge
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Battle Of The Best II