MILWAUKEE -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers earned $50,000 for childhood cancer research playing "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
Rodgers, a huge fan of the show, beat astronaut Mark Kelly and Kevin O'Leary of "Shark Tank" in the episode that aired Tuesday evening. Rodgers' chosen charity is Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer.
Photo bombing @kevinolearytv on the @Jeopardy set pic.twitter.com/uiOsfY8U9v
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) May 12, 2015"I loved it," Rodgers told ESPNWisconsin.com after the show. "The MACC Fund wins, which is amazing. And the people at 'Jeopardy!' it's such a well-oiled machine there. They crank out five shows a day. They are so talented and they make you feel so important. In my dreams, I want to compete in some sort of semifinals against maybe some other winners and then see if I can make the finals.
"It was a bucket-list deal for me."
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, but he later said he should've used his line from a "Celebrity Jeopardy!" skit on "Saturday Night Live."
Had a blast on @Jeopardy checking off another bucket list item. Should have said turd ferguson on final jeopardy though. #maccfundwins
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) May 12, 2015Rodgers said that his girlfriend, Olivia Munn, was the show's first choice and she wasn't interested.
"She was like, 'I don't really want to do this,'" Rodgers said. "I was like, 'I will do that! Tell your people I will do it!'"
He also admitted he prepped for the show by researching previously asked questions online.
"It was a lot of fun," Rodgers said. "It was something I dreamt about doing for a long time, and I was excited about the opportunity."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
