( EW.com ) -- `` Jeopardy ! '' has announced the line-up of celebrities who will participate in the special `` Power Players Week '' tournament . Silver fox Anderson Cooper , `` New Girl '' cameo maker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , and Lewis Black are just a few names on the eclectic roster of competitor , who each stand to earn $ 10,000 for their charity ( winners earn a minimum of $ 50,000 ) . Monday , May 14 . Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs ( Competing for Pine Hills Literacy Project ) `` Hardball '' host Chris Matthews ( La Salle College High School ) CNN correspondent Lizzie O'Leary ( 826DC ) Tuesday , May 15 . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Skyhook Foundation ) CNBC anchor David Faber ( New Visions for Public Schools ) Fox News host and former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino ( Pets2Vets ) Wednesday , May 16 . BBC America anchor Katty Kay ( International Women 's Media Foundation ) Dr. Mehmet Oz ( HealthCorps ) Fox News host Chris Wallace ( Hope for the Warriors ) Thursday , May 17 . Lewis Black ( Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ) Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page ( American Institute for Stuttering ) NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd ( Samaritan Inns ) Friday , May 18 . Professional giggler Anderson Cooper ( The Trevor Project ) New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman ( Conservation International ) NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell ( Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation ) See the full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
`` Jeopardy ! '' has Anderson Cooper and other celebrities participate in its `` Power Players Week '' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , and Lewis Black are just a few names on the eclectic roster of competitor . Each stand to earn $ 10,000 for their charity ( winners earn a minimum of $ 50,000 )