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On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:45:54 -0500, J R <jayare...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Note that Watson signaled its dissatisfaction with its response by
>> suffixing its answer with a string of ?s and betting under $1000.
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>Watson didn't know what the question was when he made his wager, so that
didn't signal his dissatisfaction with his answer but, rather, with the
category.
>
>(Why "US Cities" would cause him dissatisfaction is beyond me. I would
have thought most would bet big on that.)
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The amount of the bet surprised me, too, but I don't understand anything
about the wagering process Watson used for the Daily Doubles nor Final
Jeopardy. But remember that he was well ahead in that game and did not need
to bet big in order to win that particular game, and that may also have
factored into the small wager.
He bet larger for the next game. The amount on that one also surprised me,
as (if I remember correctly) it was more than needed to guarantee a win
that
day.
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Walt (still not an official IBM spokesperson for this, and speaking solely
as a Jeopardy watcher)
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