CULVER CITY, CALIF.  (June 22, 2010) - Even though school is out for summer, it's no excuse to switch the brain into summer vacation mode.  "Jeopardy!" is celebrating youth and academic excellence with 15 of the nation's brightest 10- to 12-year olds competing during Kids Week.  These episodes will air Monday, July 5, through Friday, July 9.

The Kids Week lineup includes:

NAME                   AGE          HOMETOWN                

Jessica Anderson    12          Cranston, RI

Caroline Evans         12          Bethesda, MD

John Farley              11          Marietta, GA

Molly Gier                12          Chesterfield, MO

Thomas Horn           12          Piedmont, CA

Surabhi Iyer             10          Franklin, MA

Vivian Lappenbusch 12          Seattle, WA

Joli Millner                  11          Charlottesville, VA

Bryce Piotrowski       12          Madison, WI

Andrea Salt               12          Gilbert, AZ

Ethan Waldman         12          West Hills, CA

Will Walters               12          Lexington, KY

Jack Weisman            12         Beachwood, OH

Sita Yerramsetti          11         Houston, TX

Kyle Ziemnick             11         Purcellville, VA

The winner of each game will receive a minimum guarantee of $15,000 as well as a family vacation to one of five exotic locales, courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic.  The winners will either travel to Arctic Norway to search for polar bears, explore the rainforests of Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, get close to whales and dolphins in Mexico's Baja Peninsula, explore the wonders and wilderness of Alaska, or discover the rich natural history of the Galapagos Islands. Contestants who place second will receive $2,000 and third will earn $1,000.

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"Jeopardy!," the winner of 28 Emmy awards since its debut in 1984, was 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 with nearly 9 million daily viewers. "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.