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“CANDY CRUSH,” BASED ON THE POPULAR MOBILE GAME FRANCHISE, COMES TO LIFE AS TEAMS OF TWO COMPETE ON ENORMOUS, INTERACTIVE GAME BOARDS, ON THE TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE, SATURDAY, SEPT. 2

This Is Mind Blowing” and “There’s No Time for Fear” – CANDY CRUSH is a live action game show based on the globally renowned mobile game franchise where players match colorful candies in combinations of three or more. The game that has become a worldwide phenomenon comes to life as teams of two people use their wits and physical agility to compete on enormous, interactive game boards to be crowned the champions, on the season finale, Saturday, Sept. 2 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Mario Lopez is the host.

CHEAT TWEET: Players put their “crush” skills to the test on the 2-hour season finale of #CandyCrush! 9/2 8-10pmET/PT @CBS http://bit.ly/2gkEAzp

Teams Competing in CANDY CRUSH:

David and Charlie Spinner

Married from Seattle, Wash.

Christine Ganzon and Cyrene Quiamco

Mother and daughter from Little Rock, Ark.

Kip Wardell and Audrey Olson

Dating from Salt Lake City and Orem, Utah

Kizzie Jones and Elle Godley

Best friends from Chicago and Maywood, Ill.

Amanda and Andrew Castellanos-Rodriguez

Siblings from Oxnard, Calif.

Rachel Dement-Wilson and Emily Suter

Derby teammates and sisters from Kettering and Dayton, Ohio

Kelly and Chad Adams

Married from Windermere, Fla.

Ruth and Angel Husbands

Mother and daughter from Florissant, Mo. And Weehawken, N.J.

Photos are available on www.cbspressexpress.com

Candy Crush CBS website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/candy-crush

Candy Crush CBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candycrushcbs/

Candy Crush CBS Twitter: https://twitter.com/CandyCrushCBS

Candy Crush CBS Instagram: @CandyCrushCBS

CBS Tweet: https://twitter.com/cbstweet

Mario Lopez Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarioLopezExtra/

Mario Lopez Twitter: http://twitter.com/MarioLopezExtra

Mario Lopez Instagram: @mariolopezextra

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Press Contacts:

Mallory Mason

818-655-1596

mallory.mason@cbs.com

Dustin Smith

818-655-1594

dustin.smith@cbs.com

Photo Contacts:

Kathleen Tanji

818-655-1543

kathleen.tanji@cbs.com

Mary Kouw

212-975-4107

mary.kouw@cbs.com

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