2012 Jeopardy! Power Players Week

Jeopardy! Power Players Week was a event that five celebrities will have to play each week.

Contestants[]

Robert Gibbs (former press secretary from the Obama White House)
Lizzie O'Leary (aviation and regulation correspondent from CNN)
Chris Matthews (TV host)
David Faber (anchor and reporter)
Dana Perino (TV host)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA)
Chris Wallace (TV host)
Katty Kay (Washington, D.C. anchor)
Dr. Mehmet Oz (cardiac surgeon and TV host)
Lewis Black (stand-up comedian)
Clarence Page (a journalist)
Chuck Todd (political director and host)
Thomas Friedman (author and foreign affairs columnist)
Kelly O'Donnell (political reporter from NBC News)
Anderson Cooper (host)

Game	Air Date	Name	Score	Name	Score	Name	Score	Detail
1	May 14, 2012	Chris Matthews	$2,300	Lizzie O'Leary	$4,200	Robert Gibbs	$5,600	#
2	May 15, 2012	Kareem Abdul-Jabber	$4,800	Dana Perino	$0	David Faber	$21,400	#
3	May 16, 2012	Dr. Mehmet Oz	$5,900	Katty Kay	$8,000	Chris Willace	$22,800	#
4	May 17, 2012	Chuck Todd	$18,100	Clarence Page	$7,000	Lewis Black	$0	#
5	May 18, 2012	Anderson Cooper	$14,399	Kelly O'Donnell	$1,500	Thomas L. Friedman	$1,000	#

One funniest moment was in 2012, Dana Perino picked the five for $200, Alex Trebek read the clue, The Five Movie Ratings in the United States are NC-17, R, PG, PG-13, and this one. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar answered, "What is X?" The audience laughed and Alex said, “You went in the wrong direction. We were looking for a G rating, but not a X rated. Remember, Kareem, this is a family show.”
Kareem has previously appeared at the 1994, 1998 Celebrity Jeopardy! and the 2009-2010 Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational.
Chuck Todd and Anderson Cooper later appeared on the 2016 Jeopardy! Power Players Week, which it was four years later.
- Anderson Cooper also appeared on the 2004 Jeopardy! Power Players Week, which it was eight years ago.

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