Million Pound Game (stylized as £1M Game) was an annual

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game that decides which

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teams will be promoted to

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, and which Super League teams would be relegated for the following season. Instituted in 2015 and played until 2018, the game was played as the final of

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replacing the playoffs and Championship Grand Final. In 2019, the Championship Grand Final returned but used the "Million Pound Game" name until 2021. The name alludes to the higher level of funding Super League clubs receive.

Format

2015–2018: The Qualifiers

Starting for the 2015 season, the bottom 4 teams in the

played the top four teams in the

in a league of eight. The top three teams were awarded a place in Super League whilst teams finishing fourth and fifth play each other for the final Super League place in a game called the Million Pound Game.

2019–2021: Playoffs

The 2019 season saw return of the playoffs and the Championship Grand Final to determine promotion to the

and, with the Super 8s being scrapped, the winners of the

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. The name "Millions Pound Game" was retained for the final due to marketing purposes until 2021, with the 2022 final being called the "Championship Grand Final" again.

Results

Winners

References