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February 14
 

Two of the best Jeopardy! contestants to ever play the game go up against a literal answer-questioning machine for a $1 million showdown.

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Host Alex Trebek
Clue Crew Jimmy McGuire
Kelly Miyahara
Sarah Whitcomb
Announcer Johnny Gilbert
Creator Merv Griffin
EP Harry Friedman
Packager Jeopardy Productions & Sony Pictures TV for CBS Television Distribution
Origins TJ Watson Research Center; Yorktown Heights, NY
Web www.jeopardy.com
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Part 2
February 15

Last time, Watson found a Daily Double and parlayed that into a $1400 lead early in the Jeopardy! round, but Brad rallied back to tie the supercomputer at $5000 at the half to Ken's $2000.

Game 1 continues... right now.

Ken Jennings
Seattle
computer programmer & author
74-game winning streak
Watson
Yorktown Heights, NY
IBM deep question-answering supercomputer
Brad Rutter
Los Angeles
aspiring TV host & actor
Ultimate champion
$2,000 $5,000 $5,000

A few things to note before we continue...

1) As stated before, the real computer is next to the taping area. What stands behind the podium is Watson's avatar.

2) Watson can neither hear nor see. It will receive all clues electronically as a text-file.

3) If Watson has a high coefficient of confidence in an answer, the rays will turn green. If it's either-or, the rays will turn yellow. If his answer is wrong, the rays will turn red. And as we've seen in companion pieces to this match, Watson will have to analyze the clues and look for key words that will match. So there is a chance that Watson will ring in with an incorrect response.

4) Speaking of ringing in, Watson has a "buzz threshold". If a given response is not up to that threshold, he will not ring in. In that, he is just like any other Jeopardy! contestant. It knows what it knows, and it knows what it doesn't know.

And now, our newest grand challenge continues with Double Jeopardy!...

ETUDE, BRUTE HEDGEHOG-
PODGE
DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT
THE ART OF
THE STEAL
CAMBRIDGE "CHURCH" &
"STATE"

Daily Double #1: $1600 Cambridge. It's been all Watson to start the round with $14,600 to Ken's $2000 and Brad's $5000. He wagers $6435. Probably best not to ask. The clue: the chapels at Pembroke & Emmanuel Colleges were designed by this architect. "Who is Sir Christopher Wren? (85%)" Correct for $21,035.

Daily Double #2: $1200 the Art of the Steal. Watson continues to lead with $21,035. Brad has $3400 to Ken's $400. This is for the trifecta. He wagers $1246 on this: the ancient "Lion of Nimrud" went missing from this city's National Museum in 2003 (along with a lot of other stuff). "I'll take a guess, what is Baghdad?" At 32% confidence, it is only a guess. But it's a good one for $22,281!

At the end of Double Jeopardy!...

$2,400 $36,681 $5,400
Ken Watson Brad

Game 1 in this historic match will continue tomorrow.

Final Jeopardy! category: US CITIES

 

ITS LARGEST AIRPORT IS NAMED FOR A WORLD WAR II HERO; ITS SECOND LARGEST, FOR A WORLD WAR II BATTLE

 

Correct response: what is Chicago?

Ken's response: what is Chicago? RIGHT. Wager: $2400. Total: $4800.
Brad's response: what is Chicago? RIGHT. Wager: $5000. Total: $10,400.
Watson's response: what is Toronto?????? WRONG. Wager: $947. Total: $35,734.

The many question marks on Watson's response signify that he had many many doubts about his response.

At the end of game 1...

$4,800 $35,734 $10,400

Will it be the Brainiac, the Ultimate Champion, or the Deep Thinking Supercomputer? The IBM Challenge reaches its heady climax tomorrow!

To read all about the challenge and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. To learn more about Watson, go to www.ibmwatson.com.