Finaly finished the documantary, more about below.
This is the story of what happened behind the scenes of the Million Dollar Challenge. With one million dollars on the line, on April 10, 1996 Earl "the Pearl" Strickland did the unimaginable. He ran 11 racks of 9-ball at the inaugural event of the PCA Pro Pocket Billiards Tour. While it was a miraculous feat, it simultaneously dealt a fatal blow to the new Pro Pocket Billiards Tour and gave a death strike to what might have been the rise of televised table pool as a mainstream sport. CJ Wiley had spent years preparing a new tour to showcase the sport, using a million dollar prize as the main draw. His goal was to breakout pool as a mainstream sport. More... $1,000,000 Challenge Documentary Staring Earl Strickland, CJ Wiley also featuring Max Eberle, Jay Helfert and Mary Avina.
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