Challengers episodes
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Challengers with Dick Clark - Original airings
PILOT - Doak vs. Betsy vs. John
9/3/90 - Doak (7650) vs Charley vs. Toni - 1st show - Both challengers fail to qualify for final challenge
9/4/90 - Doak (8950) vs. Alice vs. Richard
9/5/90 - Richard (5715) vs. Margaret vs. Harvey
9/6/90 - Margaret (3050) vs. Julie vs. Victor
9/7/90 - Margaret (6200) vs. Mark vs. Walt
9/10/90 - Mark (3000) vs. Mary Lou vs. Chuck
9/11/90 - Chuck (4750) vs. Lee vs. David
9/12/90 - Lee (6415) vs. Mary vs. Paul
9/13/90 - Mary (1200) vs. Al vs. Martin
9/14/90 - Martin (3265) vs. Marsha vs. Tone
9/17/90 - Toan (1500) vs. Mary vs. Doug - $1,000 added per day to the Ultimate Challenge starting here
9/18/90 - Doug (12600) vs. Toni vs. Chick - Challenge at $56,000
9/19/90 - Chick (3300) vs. Cindy vs. Larry - Challenge at $57,000
9/20/90 - Larry (4800) vs. Susan vs. Joel - Challenge at $58,000
9/21/90 - Larry (8100) vs. Ray vs. Bill - Larry goes for his 3rd win! - Challenge at $59,000
9/24/90 - Larry at the Ultimate Challenge for $60,000! then Larry vs. Andrea vs. Steve - $1,000 Progressive jackpot starts here!
9/25/90 - Larry Kaplan (81350) vs. Lynn vs. Mark - Larry is finally defeated with $88,600! - Challenge at $25,000
9/26/90 - Mark (12200) vs. Maggie vs. Richard - 2nd round is full of double valued categories. - Challenge at $26,000
9/27/90 - Maggie (16750) vs. John vs. Carol - Only $600 separates the players going in to the Final Challenge. - Challenge at $27,000
9/28/90 - Maggie (26150) vs. Kate vs. Chuck - Maggie goes for her 3rd win! - Challenge at $28,000
10/1/90 - Chuck (3665) vs. Jill vs. Kip - Challenge at $29,000
10/2/90 - Chuck (14665) vs. Allan vs. Nancy - Challenge at $30,000
10/3/90 - Chuck (19480) at Ultimate Challenge for $31,000 - then Chuck vs. Marjie vs. Stephen
10/4/90 - Chuck (26080) vs. Lorrie vs. Steve - Challenge at $32,000
10/5/90 - Steve (4150) vs. Chuck vs. Jane - Challenge at $33,000
10/8/90 - Steve (8250) vs. Meg vs. Kedric
10/9/90 - Kedric (2550) vs. Scott vs. Mary
10/10/90 - Mary (5900) vs. Tom O'Brien vs. Paul
10/11/90 - Tom O'Brien (6570) vs. Kathy vs. Cec
10/12/90 - Tom O'Brien (9370) vs. Ben vs. Karen - Ben sets a one day record with over $14,000!
10/15/90 - Ben (14365) vs. Caron vs. Russell - Challenge at $39,000
10/16/90 - Russell (6900) vs. Lisa vs. Tom - Challenge at $40,000
10/17/90 - Russell (19665) vs. Ginny vs. Rodger - Challenge at $41,000
10/18/90 - Russell (23730) @ Ultimate Challenge then vs. Melissa vs. Chris - Challenge hit for $42,000!
10/19/90 - Melissa (3350) vs. Pam vs. Rick - Challenge at $26,000
10/22/90 - Pam (4200) vs. Frank vs. Rich - Rule change in sprint round; other contestants cannot buzz in if first answer is wrong.
10/23/90 - Rich (8365) vs. Jonathan vs. Cynthia - Challenge at $28,000
10/24/90 - Cynthia (5200) vs. Jim vs. Gene - challenge at $29,000
10/25/90 - Gene (7250) vs. Nora vs. John - challenge at $30,000
10/26/90 - Gene (17650) vs. Robert vs. Nikki - challenge at $31,000
11/9/90 - Stan ($9,900) vs. Randall vs. Dan
11/12/90 - Russell (66830) vs. Maggie (27000) vs. Mark (15600) - Tournament of Champions starts!
11/13/90 - Larry (88600) vs. Chuck (26230) vs. Stan (22115)
11/14/90 - Scott (63915) vs. Gene (29400) vs. Ben (14365)
11/15/90 - Russell vs. Gene vs. Stan - Day 1 of finals
11/16/90 - Russell vs. Gene vs. Stan - Day 2 of finals - $25,000 is awarded to winner
11/19/90 - Stan (64730) vs. Gene vs. Judith - Ultimate challenge at $30,000
11/20/90 - Stan (73930) at Ultimate Challenge then vs. Judith vs. Mark
11/21/90 - Stan (112480) vs. Ilsa vs. Glenn - The new daily $10,000 challenge starts here. The 1 minute sprint round is eliminated at this point.
11/23/90 - Ilsa (3500) vs. David vs. Evan - $10,000 daily ultimate challenge won for first time.
11/27/90 - Evan (24665) vs. Ray vs. Julie - Ultimate challenge won for $10,000
11/28/90 - Julie (15765) vs. Ken vs. John - Ultimate challenge won again for $10,000
11/29/90 - Julie (34665) vs. Rick vs. Peter
11/30/90 - Rick (2400) vs. Tisa vs. Courtney - Ultimate challenge won for $10,000
12/3/90 - Rick (19400) vs. Melinda vs. Dennis
12/4/90 - Dennis (1750) Eric vs. Warren - Ultimate Challenge won for $10,000
12/5/90 - Warren (19250) vs. Mike vs. Perry
12/6/90 - Perry (7215) vs. Kirk vs. Scott - Ultimate Challenge win
12/7/90 - Kirk (14850) vs. Mary vs. Joel - Ultimate Challenge win - Joel wins with only $745!
12/10/90 - Joel (10745) vs. Ann vs. Michael - Starts just after opening toss up question.
12/11/90 - Michael (7400) vs. Jim vs. Al McDonald - Jim wins after finishing in third place with $800! Ultimate challenge won!
1990 - Day 1 of Teachers Tournament - Adella vs. Lance vs. Cherylanne
1990 - Day 2 of Teachers Tournament - Alex vs. Christine vs. Steve
1990 - Day 3 of Teachers Tournament - Chris vs. Michelle vs. Ron
1990 - Day 4 of Teachers Tournament - Day 1 of Finals
1990 - Day 5 of Teachers Tournament - Day 2 of Finals
4/1/91 - Mike vs. Kurt vs. Meredith - Impossible categories for the 1st round as an April Fool
4/2/91 - Kurt/Neil/Linda
4/3/91 - Kurt/Dave/Joel
4/4/91 - Kurt/Lori/Ed