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"CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!" LINE UP ANNOUNCED
30 STARS TO COMPETE FOR $1 MILLION FOR CHARITY
(CULVER CITY, CA, September 27th, 2006) - To celebrate Jeopardy!'s 5,000th episode milestone, America's Favorite Quiz Show rolls out the red carpet to celebrities such as, James Denton, Regis Philbin, Rachael Ray, Martin Short and Curt Schilling. They will join a variety of other TV stars, newsmakers and pop culture icons for the show's most "famous" competition of all - Celebrity Jeopardy!
The two-week competition features stars competing for at least $1 million to be donated to their special causes. Celebrity Jeopardy! tapes at the historic Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 5, 7 and 8 and is slated for broadcast nationwide Wednesday, Nov. 8, to Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006.
"I'm looking forward to these special weeks of shows, not only because of the fun celebrity element but also because so many good causes will benefit from the stars' participation," said Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. "These celebrities are not afraid to go out on a limb, take a risk and still have a good time. The audience will love it!"
Celebrity participants are guaranteed $25,000 for their charity, while each show's winner is guaranteed a $50,000 payoff for their charity. With 100 Emmy, Tony and Oscar nominations among them, the celebrities scheduled to compete are:
Mario Cantone "Sex & The City" - Broadway performer
Dana Delany "Kidnapped"
James Denton "Desperate Housewives"
Kathryn Erbe "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
Miguel Ferrer "Crossing Jordan"
Joely Fisher " 'Til Death"
Nancy Grace "Headline News" - "Court TV"
Hill Harper "CSI: NY"
Neil Patrick Harris "How I Met Your Mother"
Jane Kaczmarek "Help Me Help You"
Carson Kressley "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
Drew Lachey "Dancing With The Stars" 2006 Champion
Susan Lucci "All My Children"
Michael McKean Actor/writer - "This is Spinal Tap," "For your Consideration"
Christopher Meloni "Law & Order: SVU"
Brian Stokes Mitchell Broadway leading man - Tony winner
Isaac Mizrahi Fashion Designer
Bebe Neuwirth Broadway star - "Cheers," "Frasier"
Soledad O'Brien "American Morning"
Regis Philbin "Live With Regis and Kelly"
Rachael Ray Host of "Rachael Ray" - Cookbook author
Doug Savant "Desperate Housewives"
Curt Schilling Boston Red Sox Pitcher
Steve Schirripa "The Sopranos"
Paul Shaffer "The Late Show with David Letterman"
Harry Shearer Actor, writer, producer - "The Simpsons" "This is Spinal Tap," "For Your Consideration"
Martin Short "Fame Becomes Me" - Broadway actor, comedian
The Honorable Margaret Spellings U.S. Secretary of Education
Scott Turow Best-selling author
Sam Waterston "Law & Order"
Jeopardy!, a winner of 27 Emmy awards since its debut in 1984, was recently inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most awards won by a TV Game Show. The series is the #1-rated quiz show in syndication, and has held that title for over 1,000 weeks.
Beginning November 8th, make sure to tune in for these exciting shows and to visit www.jeopardy.com for exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, a special edition of the online game and more.
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