It is celebrity week on "The Price is Right," Monday-Friday, Feb. 18-22, 2013, according to a Feb. 5 press release from CBS Television Network. The show, hosted by Drew Carey, will feature appearances by celebrities Sharon Osbourne, Demi Lovato, Drew and Nick Lachey, Charles Barkley and NeNe Leakes as the play alongside contestants to raise money for charities for the second annual "Celebrity Week."
"The Price is Right" invites the celebrities to "come on down" to compete for their chosen charities. Participating will be Sharon Osbourne ("The Talk"), singer/actress Demi Lovato ("X-Factor"), NBA Hall of Fame inductee/sports commentator Charles Barkley, musicians Drew Lachey and Nick Lachey and NeNe Leakes ("Real Housewives of Atlanta").
Celebrity Week features the stars playing alongside contestants, with the celebrities' winnings going to their favorite charities. Each celebrity participates in six of the show's popular games as they help contestants vie for spots in the Showcase. The celebs each get to spin the famous wheel for charity as well as present special showcases full of their own personal favorite prizes.
This is the second year that "The Price is Right" is holding "Celebrity Week." Last year the celebrity contestants raised more than $250,000 combined for charity. Snoop Dogg broke last year's individual record and raised $72,585 for the Snoop Youth Football League.
The Celebrity Week schedule will be:
Monday, Feb. 18: Lachey brothers Nick and Drew Lachey playing for Camp Joy
Tuesday, Feb. 19: NeNe Leakes playing for Saving Our Daughters
Wednesday, Feb. 20: Sharon Osbourne playing for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program
Thursday, Feb. 21: Charles Barkley playing for The Mustard Seed School
Friday, Feb. 22: Demi Lovato playing for Free the Children
"The Price is Right," the longest-running game show in television history, is hosted by Drew Carey. Produced by FremantleMedia North America, the show is broadcast weekdays (11 a.m.-12 noon, ET; 10-11 a.m., PT) on the CBS Television Network
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