Did you think the same thing that I did, Jeopardy is still on the air? (yes, I know that is a picture of Will Ferrell ) Apparently it is and there is going to be a Celebrity Week with a bunch of people you never knew you always wanted to see on the show. They are officailly calling it “Power Players Week” and will have a bunch of celeb and media personalities playing for charity. Including Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Lewis Black and Anderson Cooper. The shows will air from May 14th – 19th and you can see the entire list after the jump!
–NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
–Comedian Lewis Black
–Dr. Mehmet Oz
–CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Lizzie O’Leary
–Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
–MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews
–“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace
–CNBC’s David Faber
–NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell and Chuck Todd
–Fox News Channel’s Dana Perino
–BBC World News America’s Katty Kay
–Thomas L. Friedman from the “New York Times”
–Clarence Page from the “Chicago Tribune”
The winner of each game will earn a minimum of $50,000 for their cause and all the contestants will get at least $10,000 for their charities.
