''Playboy Shootout'' was an adult reality competition airing on

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produced by

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director Claudia Frank. Hosted by

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, it pits 10 professional photographers and 10 models in a series of photo shoot elimination rounds. The final 2 contestants get the opportunity to be published in

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History

Beginning in November 2009, PlayboyTV.com announced that it was searching for professional photographers and fashion models to compete on the ''Playboy Shootout'' reality series. Submissions were accepted via the online site and ultimately the applicants were whittled down into groups of 10 for each category, hand-picked by

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himself. In early 2010, the final contestants were assembled and brought to a private Malibu mansion where they were broken into groups of 2 and instructed to endure a series of challenges. Similar to the format of ''

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'', each team of 1 photographer and 1 model was required to face a panel of 3 judges after shooting a series of pictorials utilizing specific elements dictated by host

(fire, water, motorcycles, etc.). The 2 mainstay judges were Playboy photographer Stephen Wayda and former

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, Cara Zavaleta. A third judge seat was filled by a revolving slot of Playboy-related celebrity guests, including

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, and ''

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''. One by one, each team was eliminated, with ultimately 1 photographer and 1 model getting the chance to be featured in Playboy magazine. ''Playboy Shootout'' premiered on April 3, 2010 at 10:00pm EST, as part of

's new Saturday block of ''Date Night'' couples-friendly programming with a new episode appearing every Saturday until the finale on June 5, 2010.

Contestants

References

External links

Playboy Shootout Official Site
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2010s American reality television series 2010 American television series debuts 2010 American television series endings Television series by Playboy Enterprises Playboy TV original programming