Patricia Mell "Patti" Blagojevich (born 9 April 1965 in Chicago, Illinois), née Mell, was the First Lady

First Lady

First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...

 of Illinois

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 from January 2003 to January 2009. Her husband is former Governor of Illinois

Governor of Illinois

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, Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich

Rod R. Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago...

, who was impeached and removed from office. She was a contestant on the NBC reality show I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here

I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (U.S. season 2)

The second season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! premiered on June 1, 2009 and concluded on June 24, 2009. The season, aired on NBC, a revival of the ABC series of the same name and continued to follow the same format as the original British series. It is also broadcast in Ireland and the...

in June 2009. She placed 4th in the competition.

Personal life

Blagojevich was born Patricia Mell, the daughter of Chicago alderman

Alderman

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, Richard Mell

Richard Mell

Richard F. "Dick" Mell is an American politician and long-time member of the Chicago City Council. He is a Democrat. Mell is the chairman of the Rules Committee and has a history of feuding with former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley....

. She earned her bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in economics

Economics

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 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. Her sister, Deb Mell

Deb Mell

Deborah L. "Deb" Mell is an American politician from Chicago. She is a Democrat and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 40th district, elected in 2008 and taking office on January 14, 2009.-Early life, education and career:...

  was elected to the Illinois State House of Representatives in 2008. She is friends with ex-professional basketball player John Salley

John Salley

John Thomas "Spider" Salley is a retired American professional basketball player, actor and talk show host. He was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises....

.

First Lady

A former First Lady of Illinois, Blagojevich supported the illiteracy eradication initiatives and the Illinois Pediatric Vision Initiative.

In 2009 she was fired from a $100,000 a year fund raising job after controversy regarding alleged taped statements. Blagojevich was also subpeonaed in February 2009 for documents related to her husband's political campaign

Political campaign

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 and her work as a real estate agent.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here!

In 2009, after her husband was removed as Governor of Illinois

Governor of Illinois

The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....

, Blagojevich appeared as a contestant on NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 reality show, I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here

I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (U.S. season 2)

The second season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! premiered on June 1, 2009 and concluded on June 24, 2009. The season, aired on NBC, a revival of the ABC series of the same name and continued to follow the same format as the original British series. It is also broadcast in Ireland and the...

. She placed fourth on the show.

Trials

Blagojevich competed in 15 trials during the show, winning 4 of them.

Trial Number	Date	Name of Trial	With	Win/Lose	Reward
1	30 May 2009	Bug Eating Challenge (Team Food Challenge)	Angela V. Shelton Frances Callier Heidi Pratt John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Spencer Pratt Torrie Wilson	Lose	Pineapple and Chicken Dinner
2	1 June 2009	Trauma Tank (Live Team Immunity Immunity (reality television) Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...  Challenge)	Angela V. Shelton Frances Callier Janice Dickinson John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Lose	Team Immunity
3	3 June 2009	Rocky Horror Trial (Team Food Challenge)	Angela V. Shelton Frances Callier John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Lose	Pork Dinner
4	4 June 2009	On Your Knees (Team Food Challenge)	Daniel Baldwin John Salley Torrie Wilson	Lose	Fruit and Mushroom Dinner
5	7 June 2009	Jungle Joe's All You Can Eat Buffet (Leadership Challenge)	Daniel Baldwin John Salley Janice Dickinson Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Lose	Leadership
6	8 June 2009	Hang Tough (Live Immunity Immunity (reality television) Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...  Challenge)	Daniel Baldwin John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Lose	Individual Immunity
7	9 June 2009	Lumberjack Stars (Luxury Challenge)	John Salley Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Win	Fitness Equipment, Granola Bars, and Smoothies
8	15 June 2009	Walk the Plank (Luxury Challenge)	John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Torrie Wilson	Win	Massage
9	15 June 2009	Scavenger Hunt (Luxury Challenge)	Holly Montag John Salley Janice Dickinson Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Win	Smores
10	15 June 2009	Camp Quiz (Leadership Challenge)	Holly Montag John Salley Janice Dickinson Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Lose	Leadership
11	16 June 2009	Up In Arms (Live Immunity Immunity (reality television) Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period... Trial)	Holly Montag John Salley Janice Dickinson Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Torrie Wilson	Lose	Individual Immunity
12	17 June 2009	Spider Web (Team Food Challenge)	John Salley Janice Dickinson Stephen Baldwin	Lose	Chinese Take-A-Way
13	18 June 2009	The Mud Pit (Individual Food Challenge)	John Salley Janice Dickinson Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Stephen Baldwin Torrie Wilson	Win	Pizza Dinner
14	22 June 2009	Head of Horrors (Individual Food Challenge)	Holly Montag John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Torrie Wilson	Lose	Cheeseburger, Fries and Onion Rings
15	23 June 2009	Catch A Crawling Star (Individual Food Challenge)	John Salley Lou Diamond Phillips Sanjaya Malakar Torrie Wilson	Lose	Salad

Key

The contestants decided who did which trial.

The trial was compulsory.

The trial was compulsory and the celebrities competed as a team.