Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:48 am
Or whatever. This is interesting (http://isteve.blogspot.com/2011/02/jeopardy.html)
I can attest to that. When I was on Jeopardy, I knew most of the questions; it's just VERY DIFFICULT to time the buzzer right. This is also interesting (describing a "College Bowl" match):
I did something very similar in a high school match:
Announcer: The Circus Maximus was in Rome---
BUZZ
Me: The gluteous maximus [pause, as the announcer's eyes get wide]...is...your...butt muscle.
Announcer: That's correct.
if the supercomputer triumphs, it will probably be for another reason entirely: because it can activate the buzzer most quickly.
I can attest to that. When I was on Jeopardy, I knew most of the questions; it's just VERY DIFFICULT to time the buzzer right. This is also interesting (describing a "College Bowl" match):
Announcer: "In the South Pacific, there's Bora-Bora; in the state of Wash--"
BUZZ
Me: [pausing for a couple of very long seconds while I tried to figure out why I buzzed in] ... Walla Walla.
I did something very similar in a high school match:
Announcer: The Circus Maximus was in Rome---
BUZZ
Me: The gluteous maximus [pause, as the announcer's eyes get wide]...is...your...butt muscle.
Announcer: That's correct.