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Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Check your local listings for times and set your DVRs. If you're on the west coast or Jeopardy airs at 7:30 rather than 7:00 in your market, you'll want to be careful checking this thread.

IBM’s celebrated supercomputer Watson will square off against Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a first-of-its-kind competition to be aired over three nights in February.

The grand prize is $1 million; second place wins $300,000; third place receives $200,000. Jennings and Rutter have pledged 50 percent of their winnings to charity; IBM will donate all of its prize.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/...tson-jeopardy/
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Yeah... this sounds like Skynet.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

I imagine the scheduling went something like:

"Who doesn't go out on Valentine's Day?"
"Nerds"
"IDEA!"

But this should be interesting.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

I'll ne watching.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Saw a segment on the computer Watson on PBS recently. It was pretty impressive, but John Conn--er, Ken Jennings is the man!
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Originally Posted by Bill Needle
Saw a segment on the computer Watson on PBS recently. It was pretty impressive, but John Conn--er, Ken Jennings is the man!
That's actually the other interesting part to me.....how Jennings does vs. Rutter starting fresh. I think Jennings hurt himself in the Ultimate Tournament with the 'byes' he got.

I also wish they let Rutter come back and try to run Jeopardy under the unlimited champion format to see if he can challenge Ken's win record.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Originally Posted by Red Dog
Check your local listings for times and set your DVRs. If you're on the west coast or Jeopardy airs at 7:30 rather than 7:00 in your market, you'll want to be careful checking this thread.

What time is it on for you? It's 5 Central here.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

730 ET here. I figured all markets aired in their hour before primetime (Some do Wheel before or after). Guess not.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Yeah, ours is before the local and national news. I don't like it. It used to be back to back with the Wheel from 6-7.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

There was NOVA special on this machine and the Jeopardy matchup, aired last week. You can watch it here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/sm...-on-earth.html

It's pretty interesting, the machine was built pretty much to try to master Jeopardy.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

The worst part about this is all the Skynet references
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

We'll all be Watson by 2045 if you listen to Time. That better?
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Thanks for the heads up. I haven't watched Jeopardy in years, but I'm really looking forward to this.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

It airs at 4:30 in the Madison market...I'm going to watch it before all of you and spoil it for everyone.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Somebody is promoting this in a novel way. I watched the Nova episode last week. I heard the story on NPR. It worked. I want to see the competition.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Heard about this the other day...should be good
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

I will be watching.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

I'm surprised they didn't move this to a prime-time slot.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

considering the ratings it still gets in syndication, they probably don't need to.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Originally Posted by Red Dog
I also wish they let Rutter come back and try to run Jeopardy under the unlimited champion format to see if he can challenge Ken's win record.
Brad Rutter's Jeopardy record is 20-0, including 3 tournaments and two games of spanking Jennings' ass. I'd like to see him come on the show as a regular contestant again and reign for years.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Hey, Trebek...Fuck you, asshole! ...and your mother!
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
Brad Rutter's Jeopardy record is 20-0, including 3 tournaments and two games of spanking Jennings' ass. I'd like to see him come on the show as a regular contestant again and reign for years.
Yup, every time Rutter has gone against Jennings he has ruined him, shame he doesn't get the pub that Jennings does. If he had played Jeopardy during the "no winner limit" era he would still be champion.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Sweet, thanks for the reminder! 4:30 here as well.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Yeah, thanks for the heads-up Red Dog!

I hadn't realized this was on so soon.
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Re: Jeopardy: Jennings vs. Rutter vs. Watson, the super-computer -- February 14-16

Originally Posted by Thrush
Yup, every time Rutter has gone against Jennings he has ruined him, shame he doesn't get the pub that Jennings does. If he had played Jeopardy during the "no winner limit" era he would still be champion.
Every time? Hell, Jennings outlasted him on 1 vs 100.

Rutter would have a shot at breaking the streak, but they'd both agree that you have to get lucky as well to last for that long.

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