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Packers Quarterback Earns $50,000 For Charity On Jeopardy

/ CBS Minnesota

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has earned $50,000 for childhood cancer research playing "Celebrity Jeopardy."

Rodgers beat astronaut Mark Kelly and Kevin O'Leary of "Shark Tank" in the episode airing Tuesday evening. Rodgers chosen charity is Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer.

The MVP quarterback muffed the final Jeopardy question which had a Wisconsin angle. The players had to identify photos of two early 20th century men on motorcycles.

The correct answer was Harley and Davidson. Rodgers quipped Ernst & Young.

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First published on May 13, 2015 / 10:42 AM CDT

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