Celebrity It's A Knockout 1986
Australian Domestic Series

Presenters:
Fiona MacDonald
Billy J. Smith

Announcer:
Max Rowley

Referees:
Greg Evans
Lynda Stoner
Ian Turpie

Mascot:
Combat (Old English Sheepdog)

Combat Team
Chris Kruszona
Cathy McKenzie
Glen Moses
Barry Robinson
Martha Taylor
Michael Travers

Production Credits:

Arrangement of Team Participation: Apex Clubs of Australia; Senior Technical Supervisor/Post Production Editor: Barry Leffler; Outside Broadcast Supervisor: Nigel Williams; Technical Director: Josh Kirk; Audio Director: Ken Fryer; Audio Assistants: Phil Dracoulis, Trevor Harrison (also Post Production Audio), John Reddy; Camera Team: Terry Busch, Gordon Dein, Mike Jackson, Elizabeth Liss, Conrad Mill, Neil Richardson, Jim Walpole; Camera Assistants: Stuart Anderson, Peter Boys, Allan Bruty, Chris Hill, Dianna Luff, Robert Murphy, Matthew Sweeney; Crew Co-ordinator: Cathie Scott; Staging: Greg Delaney; Structural Construction and Rigging: Andy Pollard; Set Construction: Carpenters Shop 10 (Channel Ten); Set Design: Julian Fullerlove, Jane Hipsley; Props Maker: Pam Milbourne; Props Co-ordinator: Chris Harvey; Costumes: Liz Bailey, Bronwyn Doughty, Michelle Letters, Deborah Vidler; Make Up and Hair: Kevin Daphne; Theme Music: Rick Turk; Cheerleader Choreographer: Lyndall Johns; Gophers: Bruce Drysdale, Jeff McKenzie; Production Assistant: Suzie Devine; Writer: Tony Wager; Floor Manager: Glenn Mason; Associate Producer: Lynelle Openshaw; Assistant Director: Sharon Mason; Lighting Director: Richard Curtis; Production Supervisor: Joe Clarke; Executive Producers: Andrew Brooke, Ken Grass; Executive in Charge of Production: Bill Mason; Producer: Mark Writer; Director: Erik Steen

Based on the European Production
'Jeux Sans Frontières'

A Grundy Television Production in association with Network Ten Australia
 

Key:
Heats
● = Heat Winner
(No Final)
 

  ▲ = Promoted to Position / ▼ = Demoted to Position
 

AU

Celebrity It's A Knockout 1986

Heat 1

Event Staged: 4th December 1985
Venue: Englefield Soccer Stadium, Dural, Sydney, Australia

Transmission:
Network Ten (Sydney AU): Sunday 2nd March 1986, 7.30-8.30pm

Guest Referee: Ian Turpie, presenter of The New Price is Right

Teams: New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) v. Queensland Celebrities (QLD) v.
South Australia Celebrities (SA) v. Victoria Celebrities (VIC)

Team Members included:
 New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) - Alan Dale, Barry Ion, Wayne Pearce, Tony Pilkington, Melinda Rutter;
Queensland Celebrities (QLD) - Lisa Curry, Edith Bliss;
Victoria Celebrities (VIC) - Greg Evans (Team Captain), Trevor Barker, Stefan Dennis, Karen Dunkerton, Elaine Smith, Gavan Wood;
Other Competitors (team affiliations unknown): Grant Kenny, Debbie Newsome, Glynis Nunn.

Games (Official Titles): Sinking Rowboats, Convict Capers, Penguins, Sack Race, Spin-Out and Wildcat Gusher Gang.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team /
Colour

 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)
NSW - - 2 - - -
QLD - - 0 - - -
SA - - 0 - - -
VIC - - 4 - - -
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)
NSW - - - - - -
QLD - - - - - -
SA - - - - - -
VIC - - - - - -

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 VIC • Victoria Celebrities ●
 -
 -
 -

-
-
-
-

Returning Teams and Competitors

Victorious Victorian team captain Greg Evans returned later in the year to referee Celebrity It's A Knockout Heat 3, transmitted on Wednesday 20th August 1986.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in Australian archives

 

AU

Celebrity It's A Knockout 1986

Heat 2

Event Staged: Unknown
Venue: Englefield Soccer Stadium, Dural, Sydney, Australia

Transmission:
Network Ten (Sydney AU): Sunday 25th May 1986, 7.30-8.30pm
CBS (USA): Transmitted as part of 'Evening Magazine', date unknown

Guest Referee: Lynda Stoner, Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H) actor

Teams: New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) v. Queensland Celebrities (QLD) v.
South Australia Celebrities (SA) v. Victoria Celebrities (VIC)

Team Members included:
 New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) - Eric Oldfield (Team Captain);
Victoria Celebrities (VIC) - Tim Watson;
Other Competitors (team affiliations unknown): Anne Charleston, David Clencie, Rob Duckworth, Belinda Hartley, Wednesday Kennedy, Tiffany Lamb.

Games (Official Titles): Loch Ness Monster, Pontoon Pyramid, Bet Your Loaf, Early Birds, Paddle Steamers and Steeplechase.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 NSW • New South Wales Celebrities ●
 -
 -
 -

-
-
-
-

Made in Colour • This programme exists in Australian archives

 

AU

Celebrity It's A Knockout 1986

Heat 3

Event Staged: Unknown
Venue: Englefield Soccer Stadium, Dural, Sydney, Australia

Transmission:
Network Ten (Sydney AU): Wednesday 20th August 1986, 7.30-8.30pm

Guest Referee: Greg Evans, co-presenter of Perfect Match game show

Teams: New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) v. Queensland Celebrities (QLD) v.
South Australia Celebrities (SA) v. Victoria Celebrities (VIC)

Team Members included:
 New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) - Vince Sorrenti (Team Captain);
Queensland Celebrities (QLD) - Lisa Curry (Team Captain), Edith Bliss, Carl Rackemann;
South Australia Celebrities (SA) - Michael Windchester (Team Captain), Simon Grosser, Nikki McCarthy;
Victoria Celebrities (VIC) - Shirley Strachan (Team Captain), Jason Donovan, Karen Ramsey;
Other Competitors (team affiliations unknown): Robert Chapman, Karen Knowles, Jackie Love, Jane Scali.

Games (Official Titles): Sinking Rowboats, Living Donuts, Postmen, Slide Shot, Paddle Steamers and Sack Race.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 VIC • Victoria Celebrities ●
 -
 -
 -

-
-
-
-

Additional Information

This edition took the place of a standard weekly It's A Knockout competition - the first two had been shown on different nights meaning that It's A Knockout was on Channel Ten on two nights of the week on both those occasions.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in Australian archives

 

AU

Celebrity It's A Knockout 1986

Heat 4

Event Staged: Friday 15th August 1986
Venue: Englefield Soccer Stadium, Dural, Sydney, Australia

Transmission:
Network Ten (Sydney AU): Sunday 28th September 1986, 6.30-7.30pm

Guest Referee: Joanna Lockwood, Cop Shop and Sons and Daughters actor

Teams: New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) v. Queensland Celebrities (QLD) v.
South Australia Celebrities (SA) v. Victoria Celebrities (VIC)

Team Members included:
New South Wales Celebrities (NSW) - Guy Pearce (Team Captain), Basia Bonkowski, Craig Davis, Lyndel Jacob, Jodie Larson, Rob Mundle, Dave Norman;
Queensland Celebrities (QLD) - Kerri-Anne Kennerley (Team Captain), Gary Fleet, Annette Kinne, Ray Phillips, Jim Pilgrim, Tracey Wickham;
South Australia Celebrities (SA) - David Hookes (Team Captain), Peter Adams, Graham Cornes, Robbin Deusen, Anne Johnson, Sharyn Nottle, Sandy Pisani;
Victoria Celebrities (VIC) - Joey Perrone (Team Captain), Tina Arena, Michelle Baumgartner, Andy Cannon, John Famechon, Kylie Minogue, Karl Van Est.

Games (Official Titles): Bumbling Bees, Up the Creek, Jaunty Jallopies, Convict Capers, Grand Prix and Pontoon Pile-up.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team /
Colour

 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)
NSW 0 2 0 0 4 8
QLD 0 0 2 0 2 0
SA 2 8 4 4 0 0
VIC 4 0 0 4 0 2
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)
NSW 0 2 2 2 6 14
QLD 0 0 2 2 4 4
SA 2 10 14 18 18 18
VIC 4 4 4 8 8 10

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 SA • South Australia Celebrities ●
 NSW • New South Wales Celebrities
 VIC • Victoria Celebrities
 QLD • Queensland Celebrities

18
14
10
4

Additional Information

The teams were playing on behalf of the following charities: New South Wales (The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal), Queensland (The Endeavour Foundation), South Australia (The Children's Medical Research Foundation) and Victoria (The Deafness Foundation). All final placings were rewarded with a cheque donation to those charities, rising to $5,000 for the winning team.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in Australian archives

 

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