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Jeopardy to Pit Humans Versus Machine

IBM's 'Watson" computer program may not be able to pass the Turing test of a machine's "intelligence," but its makers are betting it can pass the Trebek test. The computer will compete against two of...

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Why Watson Will (or Won't) Beat Jeopardy's Kings

Tonight, IBM’s Watson computer will go head-to-head with Jeopardy legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in the first of three matches. Do they stand a chance against the machine? Definitely, writes Greg...

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Man Ties With Machine in Jeopardy Showdown

The first round of Jeopardy 's three-game man versus supercomputer showdown finished Monday night with humanity having fended off the rise of the machine. Human player Brad Rutter, the game show's...

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Jeopardy Computer Trounces Humans On Day 2

Watson trounced its human opponents on the second day of the 3-day Jeopardy challenge, but humanity saved some face after the IBM supercomputer goofed on the final question. The category was US cities...

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Jeopardy Challenge Ends With Humans Crushed

"I for one, welcome our new computer overlords," defeated Jeopardy contestant Ken Jennings wrote below his final answer as the game show's 3-day supercomputer challenge wrapped up. IBM's Watson...

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Family Feud's Richard Dawson Dead

Not a good morning for the small screen : Longtime Family Feud host Richard Dawson died late yesterday of complications from esophageal cancer, reports TMZ . He was 79. Known as "the Kissing Bandit"...

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Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack

Jeopardy king Alex Trebek has suffered a mild heart attack. The 71-year-old host of the long-running game show was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over the weekend. Doctors...

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Price Is Right Looking for Male Model

Men, do you have what it takes to be a model on The Price is Right ? CBS said today that the game show known for its female models will add a male one for a week. The show will hold its "first-ever...

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Here's How to Win $1M on Wheel of Fortune

Autumn Erhard's first stroke of luck was being 30 years old, which qualified her to appear on Wheel of Fortune 's 30th anniversary show yesterday. Mix in some pretty tough odds about landing on a...

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Arthur Chu Is Not Ruining Jeopardy

Arthur Chu's unorthodox Jeopardy! methods and four-game winning streak—which was put on pause earlier this month for a tournament—have gained him quite a few detractors, who dramatically claim he's...

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Wheel of Fortune Sees Best Solve Ever

America is suddenly abuzz about Wheel of Fortune again, and no, you haven't woken up in the '80s. Emil, a contestant on last night's show, had what appeared to be a nearly-impossible Bonus Puzzle to...

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Meet Jeopardy! 's Winningest Woman

Answer: She predicted in her eighth grade yearbook that she would someday be a Jeopardy! champion. Question: Who is Julia Collins? Collins, a 31-year-old resident of the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, has...

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Oops: Price Is Right Model Gives Away Car

Your last work mistake probably wasn't quite as costly as Manuela Arbelaez's: The Price Is Right model made a $21,960 error on yesterday's show. A contestant named Andrea was trying to guess the price...

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'Price Is Right' Hands Out Most Cringeworthy Prize

As Danielle Perez's friend puts it , at least we all now know that The Price Is Right isn't fixed. In an episode that aired yesterday, Perez made her way out of Contestant's Row and onto the stage with...

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Brad, Angelina Movie to Become Game Show

The movie that brought Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together is becoming ... a reality competition series. A TV game show based on Mr. and Mrs. Smith is in the works, Variety reports, and though...

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Teacher Wins $20K, Plans Gift for Students

An Australian teacher who won $20,000 on a game show (with a little help from the sympathetic host) plans to buy a gift for each 8th-grade kid at her school: a new pair of shoes, the Herald Sun...

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Candy Crush to Become TV Game Show. Somehow

Popular mobile game Candy Crush, which the Verge notes is typically played "while passing time on the toilet or the subway," will soon be played on your television. CBS is developing Candy Crush , a...

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Viral Jeopardy! Champ Is Weird, Wacky, and a Big Winner

Austin Rogers may not stand out at a hipster watering hole in New York City, but as a Jeopardy! contestant, he's not exactly your run-of-the-mill contender. "He's got hair, he's got chutzpah, and...

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Guy Loses $3.2K on Jeopardy Over 'Gangsta' Pronunciation

A tip for future Jeopardy contestants: Pronunciation is key. So Nick Spicher learned on Monday's episode when he was penalized $3,200 for mispronouncing the answer to a "Before & After" clue. After...

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Apparent Survivor Contestants Messed Up Big Time

"Outwit, outplay, outlast" is the motto for CBS' hit reality show Survivor , but Alec Merlino and Kara Kay may not have done so hot on the first part. TMZ outs the two as contestants on season 37,...

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