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NEW YORK -- Ten U.S. athletes who competed at the Sydney
Olympics will now compete to sit in front of Regis Philbin.
Two special Olympic editions of "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire" will air on ABC Oct. 22 and 24, the network said
Monday. Half of the athletes' winnings will go to a charity and
half they can keep themselves.
Given NBC's lower-than-expected ratings for the Olympics, it
sets up an interesting test: Will the athletes be seen by more
viewers answering Philbin's questions than they were seen in their
events?
The scheduled athletes: swimmers Lenny Krayzelburg, Jenny
Thompson, Dara Torres and Gary Hall, Jr.; basketball player Lisa
Leslie; sprinter runner Maurice Green; diver Laura Wilkinson;
wrestler Rulon Gardner; soccer player Julie Foudy; and pole vaulter
Stacy Dragila.
Each player is guaranteed $16,000 for appearing on the show, ABC
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