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Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter among ‘Jeopardy!’ champs to return for battle of the decades tournament Voting for final three fan favorite Jeopardy contestants open
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Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter are among the field of contestants announced today who will compete in JEOPARDY!’s upcoming $1 million Battle of the Decades Tournament. Fourteen champions from each decade of the show’s run (1984-1993, 19942003, and 2004-2013) will fill 42 of the 45 contestant slots; the final three spots (one per decade) will be determined by viewers’ votes. Starting today, fans can vote for their favorites from the 1980s on Facebook, Twitter, and Jeopardy.com. “Every contestant returning for the Battle of the Decades has proven their worth on our show, and any one of them could win. Our viewers will be in for a treat no matter who comes out on top: tensions will run high, rivalries will be re-ignited, and the level of play may be the most intense yet,” said JEOPARDY! host Alex Trebek. “The big question will be whether time has eroded their skills or
added to their trove of knowledge. We shall see.” To participate in the tournament, every Tournament of Champions contestant from the past 30 years was asked to submit a video describing why they should be picked to compete in the Battle of the Decades. The contestants selected are as follows : 1984-1993: India Cooper, Richard Cordray, Tom Cubbage*CC, Chuck Forrest*, Leslie Frates, Phoebe Juel, Mark Lowenthal*, Leslie Shannon Miller, Tom Nosek*, Leszek Pawlowicz*, Jim Scott*, Frank Spangenberg, Jerome Vered, and Bob Verini*. www.jeopardy. com/80svote 1994-2003: Dave Abbott*, Robin Carroll*, Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, Mark Dawson*, Michael Dupee*, Bob Harris, Ryan Holznagel*, Dan Melia*, Pam MuellerCC, Claudia Perry, Brad Rutter*, Rachael Schwartz*, Babu Srinivasan, and Eddie Timanus. www.jeopardy. com/90svote 2004-2013: Vijay Balse*, Colby Burnett*TT, Roger Craig*, Celeste DiNucci*, Michael Falk*, Stephanie Jass, Ken Jennings, Vinita Kailasanath, Tom Kavanaugh, Larissa Kelly, Dan Pawson*, Russ Schumacher*, Maria Wenglinsky, and Keith
Brad Rutter
Whitener. www.jeopardy. com/00svote *Won Tournament of Champions CC Won College Championship TT Won Teachers Tournament In addition, voting opens today for fans to pick the ’80s Fan Favorite contestants. The candidates are Eugene Finerman (Chicago), Leah Greenwald (Boston), Michael Rankins (San Francisco), Andy Westney (Charlotte, N.C.), and Diane Siegel (Los Angeles). Viewers can learn more about the ‘80s Fan Favorite candidates and vote by visiting Jeopardy.com/80svote or they can also vote by tweeting #jeopardyvote and the contestant’s name or via the Facebook app. Voting for ’90s and ’00s Fan Favorites will open October 7 and 14, respectively. To catch up with every Tournament of Champions contestant from the past 30 years of syndication, please visit the TOC Yearbook.
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Free flu vaccination clinic offered - Oct. 15 Get some free help for you and your family in the fight against the “Flu Season” this year by getting a free flu vaccine from the Pasadena Public Health Department from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The clinic will be held on a first-come, first-served basis on the front lawn of Day One, a non-profit public health education organization, 175 N. Euclid Ave., near Walnut Street, in Pasadena. Free flu vaccine will be available to everybody ages 3 and older at no cost while supplies last. Health officials ask everyone to wear short sleeves. Minors must be accompanied by a parent and/or guardian. For more information on this event, call (626) 744-6164 or visit www. cityofpasadena.net/ publichealth.
In addition to the Pasadena Health Dept., event sponsors include the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services; Orange County Health Care Agency and Huntington Hospital. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu viruses constant change. Each flu season, a variety of flu viruses can spread and they can affect people differently based on individual immunity. Even healthy children and adults can get very sick from the flu. “We hope the public will take advantage of this free clinic on Oct 15 to get vaccinated as flue is a very serious disease that can lead to hospitalization. Flu symptoms can include
fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue,” said Dr. Eric Walsh, Pasadena Public Health Department Director and the City’s Health Officer. High-risk groups vulnerable to flu or flu complications include seniors; people with chronic illnesses such as asthma, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and pregnant women, Dr. Walsh said. Protect. Promote. Live Well. For more than 120 years, the Pasadena Public Health Department has worked to promote and protect the health of the Pasadena community. For more information about the City of Pasadena, visit www. cityofpasadena.net. Follow the City on Twitter @PasadenaGov.
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