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</B></I><B>---</B></div> <div> <B>THREE EMMYS GO TO </B><I><B>JEOPARDY!</B></I><B> AT 30th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>CULVER CITY, CA,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>- On Friday, May 16, 2003, <I><B>Jeopardy!</B></I>, America’s Favorite Quiz Show, won its ninth Emmy for Outstanding Game Show, with host Alex Trebek walking away with his third statuette during the 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at Radio City Music Hall. The week prior, Jeopardy! won its sixth Daytime Emmy for “Outstanding Special Class Writing” in a separate ceremony held in Los Angeles. This brings the famous quiz show’s Daytime Emmy total to 24 since its debut in 1984</div> <div> . </div> <div> “It’s always an extraordinary honor to be recognized by our peers for <I><B>Jeopardy!’</B></I>s achievements,” said Executive Producer Harry Friedman. “Encouraged by these awards, we enter our 20th Anniversary season this Fall with incredible excitement and momentum.” </div> <bR> <div> The list of <I><B>Jeopardy!</B></I> winners:</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>OUTSTANDING GAME / AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="13ad644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>JEOPARDY!</B></div> <bR> <div> Harry Friedman, Executive Producer </div> <div> Lisa Finneran, Senior Producer</div> <div> Rocky Schmidt, Senior Producer</div> <div> Gary Johnson, Senior Producer<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST:</B></div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="13ad644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Alex Trebek</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS WRITING:</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="13ad644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>JEOPARDY!</B></div> <bR> <div>  Gary Johnson</div> <div> Harry Friedman</div> <div> Billy Wisse</div> <div> Debbie Griffin</div> <div> Jim Rhine</div> <div> Kathy Easterling</div> <div> Michelle Silverman</div> <div> Steve Tamerius</div> <div> Steven Dorfman </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Jeopardy!</B></I>, which was recently listed among “The Greatest Game Shows of All Time” by TV Guide, continues to be a ratings champion. The series is the #1-rated quiz show in syndication, and has held that title for over 1,000 weeks. It also has been the second highest-ranking series overall in syndication – beaten only by its companion series, <I><B>Wheel of Fortune </B></I>-- for more than 67 consecutive ratings periods. With an estimated 13 million viewers daily, <I><B>Jeopardy!</B></I> continues to attract an audience that outdelivers most of what airs on the networks in prime time. </div> <bR> <div> Merv Griffin is the creator of <I><B>Jeopardy!.</B></I> Harry Friedman is Executive Producer of both <I><B>Jeopardy! </B></I>and <I><B>Wheel of Fortune.</B></I> <I><B>Jeopardy!</B></I> is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, and is distributed domestically by King World Productions, Inc. The U.S. episodes are distributed internationally by CBS Broadcast International (CBI). King World International Productions, a subsidiary of CBI, sells and produces format versions worldwide.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> © 2003 King World Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>