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    'Jeopardy!' Power Players: Anderson Cooper, Dr. Oz, Chris Matthews and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Anderson Cooper, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Matthews and Dr. Mehmet Oz are among the 15 celebrities who will compete on "Power Players Week" on "Jeopardy!"

    "Jeopardy! Power Players Week" will tape in front of a live audience at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on April 21, and will be broadcast May 14-18.

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    Each contestant during Power Players Week will win at least $10,000 for his or her favorite charity, with the winner of each game guaranteed at least $50,000 for charity.

    The complete lineup of contestants and the charities that will receive their winnings:

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA's All-Time Leading Scorer and Global Cultural Ambassador Skyhook Foundation

    Lewis Black Comedian 52nd St. Project and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    Anderson Cooper Host of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," and "Anderson" The Trevor Project

    David Faber NBC's "The Faber Report" and "Squawk on the Street" New Visions for Public Schools

    Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times Conservation International

    Robert Gibbs Former White House Press Secretary Pine Hills Literacy Project

    Katty Kay "BBC World News America" International Women's Media Foundation

    Chris Matthews MSNBC's "Hardball" and NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" La Salle College High School

    Kelly O'Donnell NBC News Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation

    Lizzie O'Leary CNN 826DC

    Dr. Mehmet Oz "The Dr. Oz Show" HealthCorps

    Clarence Page Chicago Tribune American Institute for Stuttering

    Dana Perino Fox News Channel's "The Five" Pets2Vets

    Chuck Todd NBC News Samaritan Inns

    Chris Wallace "Fox News Sunday" Hope For The Warriors

    As a group, the Power Players Week contestants have won 21 Emmys, eight Peabodys, four Pulitzer Prizes and a Grammy Award, served under three White House administrations and reign as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

    "Jeopardy!" recently won a 2012 Peabody award, and won the 2011 Emmy for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Program.

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