The $20 Challenge

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The $20 Challenge was an Australian reality television series that was broadcast on the Network Ten in 2000. The show was hosted by Tim Bailey, and saw four Australians trying to survive in a foreign country with nothing but $20 to their name.

The eventual winner was Rhiannon Kelly-Pearce. The show was the first television role for James Mathison. [1] [2]

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  1. "James Mathison talks about the $20 challenge" . Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "JAMES Mathison quits as host of Australian Idol". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2018.