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Larry · 2011-02-21, 10:39 PM

Not taking anything away from Watson, which was very impressive, I can't help to wonder what the outcome would have been if it were Watson against Ken J alone. The two human players split the answers for which Watson had trouble. I think that Ken alone could have won.

Francois Caron · 2011-02-21, 11:37 PM

Not quite.

Total for both humans: $45,600
Total for Watson alone: $77,147

Watson beat the crap out of the meat bags!

jumpy27 · 2011-02-22, 07:30 AM

Ken almost beat Watson in the second game. I think in a best 4 out of 7, it would have been very close--especially if they gave Watson a random delay for pressing the buzzer.

Neild · 2011-02-23, 04:29 AM

IDGI, we played Jeopardy in college and there was a kind of a countdown light tree, sort of the like the light ring in the game. It prevented players you from jumping the gun but not the game master. I hope they clarify how Watson was integrated to this game mechanism.

I think in this case Watson would benefit from never jumping the gun and always having deliberate button pushes. Human players can be twitchy and repeat press the button in the heat of competition.

Larry · 2011-02-23, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Francois Caron

Not quite.

Total for both humans: $45,600
Total for Watson alone: $77,147

Watson beat the crap out of the meat bags!

I'm not going to argue the point too much, but if it were only Ken playing, his score would have been higher on daily doubles (allowing him to wager more), and at final jeopardy. The first game, Watson missed the final jeopardy question. If the scores were closer, Watson would have had to bet more to ensure a win. Ken might have won the first game.

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2011-02-21, 10:39 PM	#61
Larry Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario (Rogers) Posts: 1,521	Not taking anything away from Watson, which was very impressive, I can't help to wonder what the outcome would have been if it were Watson against Ken J alone. The two human players split the answers for which Watson had trouble. I think that Ken alone could have won.

2011-02-21, 11:37 PM	#62
Francois Caron Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,368	Not quite. Total for both humans: $45,600 Total for Watson alone: $77,147 Watson beat the crap out of the meat bags!

2011-02-22, 07:30 AM	#63
jumpy27 Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,225	Ken almost beat Watson in the second game. I think in a best 4 out of 7, it would have been very close--especially if they gave Watson a random delay for pressing the buzzer.

2011-02-23, 04:29 AM	#64
Neild Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,013	IDGI, we played Jeopardy in college and there was a kind of a countdown light tree, sort of the like the light ring in the game. It prevented players you from jumping the gun but not the game master. I hope they clarify how Watson was integrated to this game mechanism. I think in this case Watson would benefit from never jumping the gun and always having deliberate button pushes. Human players can be twitchy and repeat press the button in the heat of competition.