THE NATION'S TOP EDUCATORS COMPETE IN JEOPARDY! TEACHERS TOURNAMENT FOR $100,000 GRAND PRIZE

Episodes Tape Oct. 1 and 2, to air beginning Nov. 7

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (September 28, 2012) -- Fifteen of the country's brightest educators have been selected to compete in the upcoming Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament. The two-week tournament tapes Oct. 1 and 2 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City and will air November 7-20.

"Teachers play such an important role encouraging and motivating our students to reach their full potential," said Jeopardy! Executive Producer Harry Friedman. "This tournament gives them a chance to shine and reminds us how imperative good educators are in shaping the future of our children."

The winner of the competition will receive $100,000 and a guaranteed spot in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. The second place winner will earn a minimum of $50,000 and third place $25,000. Semifinalists receive $10,000, and contestants eliminated in the first round receive $5,000. In addition, each teacher will receive a Classroom Jeopardy! unit for their school courtesy of Educational Insights, maker of Classroom Jeopardy!

The following teachers will compete in the tournament:

NAME	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
Tina Baybay-Bykov	William R. Boone High School	Orlando, Fla.
Colby Burnett	Fenwick High School	Chicago, Ill.
Robin Cheney	Rancho Viejo Montessori School	Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Whitney Collins	The Browning School	New York, N.Y.
Marcia Edmundson	Prince George High School	Chesterfield, Va.
Michael Farabaugh	Monticello High School	Charlottesville, Va.
John Hines	Todd Beamer High School	Tacoma, Wash.
Drew Joanides	Miami Sunset Senior High School	Miami, Fla.
Francesca Leibowitz	Poly Prep Country Day School	Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brenton Montie	Centennial Middle School	South Lyon, Mich.
Diana North	Richmond Drive Elementary School	Rock Hill, S.C.
Christopher Pae	Berkmar High School	Suwanee, Ga.
Terry Parker	Westminster Christian School	Cutler Bay, Fla.
Marion Penning	Roland Park Country School	Baltimore , Md.
Kate Wilson	Loveless Academic Magnet Program H.S.	Montgomery, Ala.

Jeopardy!, the winner of a 2012 Peabody Award and 30 Emmy Awards, including the 2012 Emmy for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Program, 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 25 million viewers each week. 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.