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- ↑ This is JEOPARDY! - Show Credits Archived 2007-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Sony Pictures Television. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ↑ Kevin McCarthy at IMDb
- ↑ Daytime Awards - Winners, Emmy Awards. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
