Celebrity Jeopardy! aired on October 26, 1992. It features notable individuals as contestants competing for charitable organizations of their choice (or, in the cases of public officials, relevant charities chosen by the Jeopardy! production staff). The tradition of special Jeopardy! matches featuring celebrity contestants go back to the original NBC series, which featured appearances by such notables as Rod Serling, Bill Cullen, Art James, and Peter Marshall. On the Trebek version, Celebrity Jeopardy! has traditionally been broadcast annually as a weeklong event, and on occasion, there has been a special version of this event, called "Power Players Week", featuring personalities in politics and journalism. Unlike the regular games, in which a player finishing the Double Jeopardy! round with a zero or negative score is disqualified from playing the Final Jeopardy! round, Celebrity Jeopardy! instead grants players a nominal score of $1,000 with which to wager for the final round. Since its debut, Celebrity Jeopardy! has featured over 200 celebrity contestants, including Anderson Cooper, Lauren Graham, Jodie Foster, Ashton Kutcher, Nathan Lane, Chris Matthews, Harry Connick, Jr., Neil Patrick Harris, Lynn Redgrave, LeVar Burton, Andy Richter, David Duchovny, Wayne Brady, Star Jones, Jane Seymour, Jason Alexander, Regis Philbin, Sam Waterston, Mike Piazza, Larry King, Buzz Aldrin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tom Clancy, Kirsten Dunst, Naomi Judd, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Shaughnessy, Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., Stephen King, and Carol Burnett. The last celebrity tournament was held in 2015. The last "Power Players Week" was held at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. in May 2016.
Season 9
Game 1
Carol Burnett vs. Donna Mills vs. Regis Philbin
Game 2
Dean Stockwell vs. Emma Samms vs. Andrew Shue
Game 3
Cheech Marin vs. Steven Weber vs. Alan Rachins
Game 4
Beau Bridges vs. Judith Ivey vs. Luke Perry
Game 5
Robert Guillaume vs. Ed Begley Jr. vs. Rosie O'Donnell
Season 10
Game 1
Leslie Nielsen vs. Elayne Boosler vs. Dean Cain
Game 2
Ed Asner vs. Teri Garr vs. Pat Sajak
Game 3
Kelsey Grammer vs. Paula Poundstone vs. Michael Feinstein
Game 4
Jerry Orbach vs. Tabitha Soren vs. Jay Thomas
Game 5
Harry Anderson vs. Tim Daly vs. Sinbad
Season 11
Game 1
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. vs. Stefanie Powers vs. Tony Randall
Game 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Alexandra Paul vs. Larry King
Game 3
Jason Alexander vs. Marilu Henner vs. Lou Diamond Phillips
Game 4
Kathy Mattea vs. Doug Savant vs. Michael Sabatino
Game 5
David Hyde Pierce vs. Markie Post vs. Tim Matheson
Season 12
Game 1
Stephen King vs. Lynn Redgrave vs. David Duchovny
Game 2
LeVar Burton vs. Melody Thomas Scott vs. Dan Jansen
Game 3
Noah Wyle vs. Shawntel Smith vs. Charles Shaughnessy
Game 4
Swoosie Kurtz vs. Charles Kimbrough vs. Bill Maher
Game 5
Jeff Foxworthy vs. Yasmine Bleeth vs. Thomas Haden Church
Season 13A
Game 1
Beverly Sills vs. John Mahoney vs. Laura Innes
Game 2
Melissa Gilbert vs. Isaac Mizrahi vs. Sandra Bernhard
Game 3
Carl Lewis vs. Jon Lovitz vs. Matthew Fox
Game 4
Brett Butler vs. Buzz Aldrin vs. Eartha Kitt
Game 5
Robert Loggia vs. Renee Taylor vs. Alicia Witt
Season 13B
Game 1
Rob Schneider vs. Robin Quivers vs. Mark McEwen
Game 2
Chris Hardwick vs. Sharon Lawrence vs. Patrick Duffy
Game 3
Joseph Gordon-Levitt vs. Kirsten Dunst vs. Benjamin Salisbury
Game 4
Sam Waterston vs. Carey Lowell vs. Benjamin Bratt
Game 5
Reggie White vs. Donna D'Errico vs. Mike Piazza
Season 14A (Power Players)
Game 1
Jesse Jackson Jr. vs. Dee Dee Myers vs. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Game 2
Tim Russert vs. Catherine Crier vs. Tom Clancy
Game 3
Jack Ford vs. Pat Schroeder vs. Al Franken
Game 4
Wolf Blitzer vs. Arianna Huffington vs. Oliver Stone
Game 5
Oliver North vs. Andrea Mitchell vs. Bill Maher
Season 14B (Celebrity Invitational)
Game 1
Jason Alexander* vs. Carol Burnett* vs. Dan Cortese
Game 2
Melissa Joan Hart vs. Fred Savage vs. Alicia Witt*
Game 3
Sinbad* vs. Jeri Ryan vs. Jack Ford
Game 4
Regis Philbin* vs. Robin Quivers* vs. Stephen King*
Game 5
Mark McEwen vs. Cheech Marin* vs. Jerry Orbach*
Season 14C
Game 1
Greg Gumbel vs. Jim Lampley vs. Al Michaels
Game 2
Jane Curtin vs. Naomi Judd vs. Teri Garr
Game 3
Dot Richardson vs. Summer Sanders vs. Rebecca Lobo
Season 15A
Game 1
Reggie Jackson vs. Martina Navratilova vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game 2
Thomas Gibson vs. Stephen Collins vs. David James Elliott
Game 3
Bob Costas vs. Robin Roberts vs. Keith Olbermann
Game 4
Wallace Langham vs. Kathy Kinney vs. Dave Foley
Game 5
Scott Hamilton vs. Jodi Applegate vs. Greg Germann
Game 6
Al Franken vs. Star Jones vs. Jeff Greenfield
Season 15B
Game 1
Kari Wuhrer vs. Gil Bellows vs. Alyssa Milano
Game 2
Holly Robinson Peete vs. Shannon Sharpe vs. Catherine Bell
Game 3
Michael McKean vs. Camryn Manheim vs. Richard Kind
Game 4
Mike Farrell vs. Wendie Malick vs. Steve Harris
Game 5
Garry Marshall vs. Jane Seymour vs. Graham Nash
Season 16
Game 1
Rosie O'Donnell vs. Noah Wyle vs. Carol Burnett
Game 2
Brian Dennehy vs. S. Epatha Merkerson vs. Andy Richter
Game 3
Jon Stewart vs. Shawn Colvin vs. Michael Boatman
Game 4
Nathan Lane vs. Meredith Vieira vs. James McDaniel
Game 5
Andrea McArdle vs. Peter Krause vs. Sandy Duncan
Season 17
Game 1
Jodie Foster vs. Nathan Lane vs. Harry Connick, Jr.
Game 2
Jeff Probst vs. Martha Stewart vs. Charles Barkley
Game 3
Wayne Brady vs. Dana Delany vs. Eric Idle
Game 4
Mike Piazza vs. Jane Krakowski vs. Kevin Sorbo
Game 5
Seth Green vs. Brandi Chastain vs. Steven Page
Season 19
Game 1
Julie Bowen vs. Hal Sparks vs. Paige Davis
Game 2
Wayne Brady vs. Vivica A. Fox vs. Ashton Kutcher
Game 3
Brad Paisley vs. Linda Park vs. Will Estes
Game 4
Chris Matthews vs. Lauren Graham vs. Paul McCrane
Game 5
Jeff Probst vs. CCH Pounder vs. Joshua Malina
Season 20 (Power Players)
Game 1
Bob Woodward vs. Peggy Noonan vs. Tucker Carlson
Game 2
Anderson Cooper vs. Maria Bartiromo vs. Kweisi Mfume
Game 3
Ari Fleischer vs. Ashleigh Banfield vs. Aaron Brown
Game 4
Al Franken* vs. Gretchen Carlson vs. Keith Olbermann
Game 5
Tim Russert vs. Christine Whitman vs. Tavis Smiley
Season 23
Game 1
Regis Philbin* vs. Nancy Grace vs. Carson Kressley
Game 2
Doug Savant vs. Jane Kaczmarek vs. Curt Schilling
Game 3
Sam Waterston vs. Kathryn Erbe vs. Christopher Meloni
Game 4
James Denton vs. Bebe Neuwirth vs. Neil Patrick Harris
Game 5
Soledad O'Brien vs. Isaac Mizrahi* vs. Harry Shearer
Game 6
Steve Schirripa vs. Miguel Ferrer vs. Harry Smith
Game 7
Dana Delany vs. Brian Stokes Mitchell vs. Drew Lachey
Game 8
Martin Short vs. Joely Fisher vs. Mario Cantone
Game 9
Susan Lucci vs. Paul Shaffer vs. Scott Turow
Game 10
Michael McKean vs. Margaret Spellings vs. Hill Harper
Season 25
Aisha Tyler vs. Tom Bergeron vs. Elizabeth Perkins
Season 26
Game 1
Wolf Blitzer* vs. Dana Delany* vs. Andy Richter*
Game 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* vs. Soledad O'Brien vs. Michael McKean*
Game 3
Julie Bowen* vs. Jane Kaczmarek* vs. Robin Quivers*
Game 4
Christopher Meloni* vs. Harry Shearer* vs. Joshua Malina*
Game 5
Pat Sajak* vs. Elizabeth Perkins* vs. Doug Savant*
Game 6
Chris Matthews* vs. David Duchovny* vs. Charles Shaughnessy*
Game 7
Anderson Cooper* vs. Aisha Tyler* vs. Cheech Marin*
Game 8
Neil Patrick Harris* vs. Rebecca Lobo* vs. Hill Harper*
Game 9
Jane Curtin* vs. Isaac Mizrahi* vs. CCH Pounder*
Season 28 (Power Players)
Game 1
Chris Matthews* vs. Lizzie O'Leary vs. Robert Gibbs
Game 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* vs. Dana Perino vs. David Faber
Game 3
Dr. Mehmet Oz vs. Katty Kay vs. Chris Wallace
Game 4
Chuck Todd vs. Clarence Page vs. Lewis Black
Game 5
Anderson Cooper* vs. Kelly O'Donnell vs. Thomas L. Friedman
Season 31
Game 1
Vince Gilligan vs. Debra Messing vs. Neil Flynn
Game 2
Aaron Rodgers vs. Kevin O'Leary vs. Mark Kelly
Game 3
Mo Rocca vs. Wendi McLendon-Covey vs. John Berman
Game 4
Bellamy Young vs. Josh Gad vs. Ginger Zee
Game 5
Zachary Quinto vs. Cynthia Rowley vs. Penn Jillette
Season 32 (Power Players)
Game 1
Chuck Todd vs. S.E. Cupp vs. Jonathan Franzen
Game 2
Anderson Cooper* vs. Lara Logan vs. Michael Steele
Game 3
Louis C.K. vs. Kate Bolduan vs. Jonathan Capehart
Game 4
Al Franken* vs. Ana Navarro vs. Sunny Hostin
Game 5
Melissa Harris-Perry vs. David Gregory vs. Matthew Weiner
The asterisk (*) indicates that the celebrity contestant was on the show before.
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