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Following is a list of Beat the Star episodes, from the British game show which aired on television network ITV for two series from 2008 to 2009.
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Following is a list of Beat the Star episodes, from the British game show which aired on television network ITV for two series from 2008 to 2009.
| Episode | Celebrity | Recording date | Games | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Iwan Thomas | 5 November 2007 | Car Ball, ... | Iwan Thomas |
| Episode | Celebrity | Recording date | Broadcast date | Games | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Khan [1] | 8 April 2008 | 20 April 2008 | Nail It, Grime Trial, The Pole, The Squeeze, Hang Bar, Face Off, Shoot Out | Amir Khan | – |
| 2 | Darren Gough | 10 April 2008 | 27 April 2008 | The Tower, Burn Out, Cageball, The Chop, Mathletics | Chris Rainford | £100,000 |
| 3 | Mark Foster | 14 April 2008 | 4 May 2008 | Row Your Boat, Car Ball, 360, Flying Feathers, Navigator, Blind Man's Buffet | Mark Foster | – |
| 4 | Martin Offiah | 16 April 2008 | 11 May 2008 | Ring The Bell, Vertigo, The Target, Card Duel, The Saw, Bottle It | Pete Russell | £100,000 |
| 5 | Kelvin Fletcher | 18 April 2008 | 18 May 2008 | Second Best, Kart Attack, Who Zoo, Dodge 'Em, Total Recall, Big Shot | Mick Mason | £50,000 |
| 6 | Greg Rusedski | 22 April 2008 | 25 May 2008 | The Weigh In, Moto Head, Hammer Time, Flight Path, Mind The Gap, Full Beam | Greg Rusedski | – |
| 7 | Martina Navratilova [ citation needed ] | 24 April 2008 | 1 June 2008 | Top Spin, Roller Ball, The Big Picture, Strike Out, Guesstimation, Get In, Globe Trotting | Rachael Hornigold | £100,000 |
| 8 | Vernon Kay [lower-alpha 1] | 26 April 2008 | 22 June 2008 | The Squeeze, Car Ball, The Pole, Blind Mans Buffet, Nail It, Mind The Gap, Hang Bar | Vernon Kay | – |
Series 2 began on 19 April 2009 and contains seven episodes. [2] The jackpot now always stands at £50,000. If the celebrity wins, the money for that show is rolled over to the final show of the series where host Vernon Kay will go head to head against a mystery celebrity guest with the winner donating the money that is in the prize pot to charity.
| Episode | Celebrity | Broadcast date | End of series prize pot | Games | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Healey [3] | 19 April 2009 | £50,000 | Rat Run, Mud Bath, The Pole, Backspell, The Chop, Spud Run, Navigator, Big Shot | Austin Healey |
| 2 | Martina Hingis [4] | 26 April 2009 | £50,000 | Broken Ladder, Grime Trial, Wood Walk, Guestimation, Hang Bar, Top Gurn, High Jump, Bottle It | Laura Beardsmore |
| 3 | Jack Osbourne [5] | 3 May 2009 | £50,000 | Cage Ball, Egg and Spoon Race, Grime Trial, Broken Ladder, The Chop, Mathletics, Nail It | Chris Wharton |
| 4 | James DeGale [6] | 10 May 2009 | £100,000 | The Saw, Wood Walk, Flip and Slide, Mind the Gap, Cage Ball, Nail It, Table Tennis, Hang Bar | James DeGale |
| 5 | Rebecca Romero [7] | 17 May 2009 | £100,000 | Broken Ladder, Mud Bath, Egg & Spoon, Spud Run, Big Shot, Guesstimation, Word Up | Andrea Ttofa |
| 6 | Andrew Castle [8] | 24 May 2009 | £150,000 | Scrum Down, Flip and Slide, The Pole, Rat Run, Dial Trial, High Jump, Mind the Gap, Bottle It | Andrew Castle |
| 7 [lower-alpha 2] | Joe Calzaghe [9] | 31 May 2009 | £150,000 | The Saw,Big Shot, Rat Run, Spud Run and Cage Ball | Joe Calzaghe |
| Candidate | Celebrity |
|---|---|
| Series wins (1 drawn) | |
| 0 | 1 |
| Episode wins (0 drawn) | |
| 7 | 9 |
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