Event Celebrates JEOPARDY!’s 30th Anniversary

CULVER CITY, CALIF. – February 26, 2014 – The JEOPARDY!Battle of the Decades Tournament will return next week, with top players from the show’s second decade competing in '90s Week, airing March 3-7. The season-long event, which is part of JEOPARDY!’s 30th anniversary celebration, brings back champions from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s to vie for a million-dollar grand prize throughout several rounds of play.

“The group of contestants competing in '90s Week are some of the most memorable in our show’s history, including our winningest player ever, Brad Rutter, who has won over $3 million…so far,” said JEOPARDY! host Alex Trebek. “It’s a great mix of competitors, and our viewers at home can look forward to seeing some exciting and unexpected game play.”

'90s Week, the second of three preliminary rounds, features contestants from JEOPARDY!’s second decade (1994-2003) competing in five stand-alone games. Only the winner of each game will advance to the next round.

The '90s Week contestant field is as follows. For more information on these contestants, please visit http://www.jeopardy.com/minisites/battleofthedecades/90s/#contestants.

Dave Abbott                 Ft. Thomas, Ky.

Jill Bunzendahl Chimka  Washington, D.C.

Robin Carroll                 Atlanta, Ga.

Mark Dawson                Chamblee, Ga.

Michael Dupee              Gainesville, Fla.

Bob Harris                    Los Angeles, Calif.

Fritz Holznagel              Somerville, Mass.

Dan Melia                     Berkeley, Calif.

Pam Mueller                  Princeton, N.J.

Brad Rutter                   Los Angeles, Calif.

Claudia Perry                Evanston, Ill.

Rachael Schwartz          Mountain View, Calif.

Babu Srinivasan            Cypress, Texas

Eddie Timanus              Oak Hill, Va.

Shane Whitlock             Little Rock, Ark.

Preliminary rounds will continue March 31-April 4 with contestants from the third decade (2004-2013). The 15 winners from these rounds will return May 5-16 for quarterfinals, semifinals, and a two-day final. To learn more about the Battle of the Decades Tournament, please click here. For air times and stations nationwide, visit JEOPARDY!’s interactive map.

JEOPARDY!, America’s Favorite Quiz Show® and its host, Alex Trebek, are celebrating 30 years of “answers and questions.” The top-rated quiz show in syndication, JEOPARDY! has become a pop culture phenomenon and holds the Guinness World Record for the most Emmy awards won by a TV game show (30 Emmys), as well as a 2011 Peabody Award. JEOPARDY! is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company; it is distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by CBS Television International, both units of CBS Corp. For more information, please visit Jeopardy.com.

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