Simon Charity Auction a Success

Hasbro's celebrity Simon eBay charity auction has ended, and the company announced that the Simon game's 25th anniversary items drew nearly 5,000 bids. All proceeds from the auction will go to the charity Boundless Playgrounds.

A number of celebrity Simons provided their autographs to the new two-sided Simon2 game. The autographed games fetched the highest bids in the auction with Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran, leading the pack with a final bid of $660 for his signed Simon game -- 33 times more than the game's average retail price.

American playwright Neil Simon fetched $275 for his autographed Simon game, while a game signed by American Idol judge Simon Cowell drew a final bid of $107.50.

In addition to the signed SIMON games from Le Bon, Simon and Cowell, two NFL players donated their autographs -- Corey Simon, Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle, and John Simon, Tennessee Titans running back.

The auction also featured one Simon2 game signed by all participating celebrity Simons and 14 Simon 25th anniversary commemorative tote bags filled with a Simon2 game (unsigned), a handheld Simon game and a Simon anniversary t-shirt.