Compilation of the results so far has been a combined effort of Andrew Gray, Brad Cooper, Chris Cuellar, Chris Dickinson, Steve Ellison and Trent Wursthorn. This section is not yet complete and some records may be incorrect. Some are entertaining, some not. Please send in results info if you feel inclined to andrew.gray@mailcity.com. Even if a heat has been covered here, feel free to submit some commentary.
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1986 Round 1
N.S.W.
Vic.
Qld.
S.A.
Cronulla
Vermont
Rockhampton
Peterborough
Newcastle
Frankston
Childers
Burra
Temora
Portland
Springwood
Riverland
Round 2
N.S.W.
Vic.
Qld.
S.A.
Hawkesbury
Box Hill
Chermside
Port Broughton
Orange
Wodonga
Jindalee
Mt. Gambier
Moorebank
Nareen
Maroochydore
Padthaway
Round 3
N.S.W.
Vic.
Qld.
S.A.
Dee Why
Benalla
Dalby
Stirling
Canowindra
Eltham
Toowoomba
Norwood
Umina
Bairnsdale
Wynnum-Manly
Adelaide
1987 Round 1
N.S.W.
Vic.
Qld.
S.A.
Cronulla
Thornbury
Daisy Hill
Adelaide City
Sydney City
South Melbourne
St. Lucia
Banksia Park
Avalon
Mordialloc
Brisbane City
Gawler
Round 2
N.S.W.
Vic.
Qld.
S.A.
St. George
Melbourne City
Norman Park
Stirling
Manly
Eltham
Mt. Gravatt
Woodville
Sutherland
Preston
Loganholme
Micham
1985 Series
The first series was, to us, unusual and weird. Unique for incorporating additional names for teams, e.g. the Aspley Atoms, Kingaroy Peanuts and the Coburg City Fliers, shows also contained seven events. The 'Joker' was not in use for the 1985 series. Also, confusingly, 1985 shows commonly left out a state, incorporating two teams from another state, with one taking the color of the missing state. Confusing enough? Imagine this: someone says 'Go Blue' when they want Queensland, sorry, Queensland to win. It's like another universe.
The Diamond Valley Devils (known as Eltham in subsequent series) won the Grand Final (See: Guestbook).
Oh and Shandell looked very young, which makes sense. (Thanks Dad).
1986 Series
Vintage Knockout. Hardcore It's a Knockout fans who have contacted us tend to be specialists in particular series, usually 1985 or 1987. 1986 is, however our specialty and is what we regard as 'real' Knockout. This is probably reflected in its coverage in this website. That is not to diminish the significance of the other series though.
Some real teams and characters came to the fore, such as the Rankin Twins and Therese Brown (of Rankin-Rankin-Brown / Rankin-Brown-Rankin combination fame) of Newcastle, the Privett Factor of Wodonga and Frankston. The seventh event was done away with and the Joker brought in. Four states always competed, and did so under their correct team colors. The four Celebrity IAK events were produced in 1986.
Childers won the Grand Final (no surprise to anybody).
Oh, and in 1986 Shandell looked more mature.
1987 Series
In 1986, neighbours of the IAK stadium complained to the local council about sound and light pollution IAK created. As a result, shows ceased extending into the night, and the famous 'hooter' was abandoned. This was the beginning of the end. The local council was threatening to remove IAK from the privately-owned premises (Englefield Soccer Stadium, Dural, Sydney), and the monetary costs of the show to Channel 10 and Grundy were great. The Grand Final winner's prizemoney was reduced from $50,000 to $25,000. The show celebrated it's 100th episode in Heat 7 of Round 2, but the Grand Final was brought forward to the end of Round 2 (with the loss of the 3rd round), to finish the show's final season.
Daisy Hill narrowly won the Grand Final, a result that is almost universally questioned/disputed.
The 1985 and 1987 series were repeated by Channel 10 on early Saturday mornings in 1994, giving rise to a new generation of IAK fans (1985 and 1987 specialists).
International IAK was produced in Disney World shortly after the 1987 series as one last hurrah.
Shandell and Ellen inexplicably got the boot and were replaced by Lana and Elizabeth for 1987.
