jeopardy

"And now Literature for $1000. This novel, published in 1605, shares its name with the title's hero character."

"What is… Dirty Sanchez?"

[via The Daily What]

"A threesome" is NEVER the wrong answer.

[via The DW]

Tosh.0 was a $2,000 question on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament last month. We're just getting around to noticing because when you're a $2,000 question on Jeopardy! Teen Tournament, you're a little too busy rewatching DVR'd clips of your own show to catch an episode of Jeopardy!

Still an honor though. To be recognized in the same league as Pussy's Furry.

[thanks Gabriel]

That's a great question, Raya. What is pussy's furry?

Her answer got a little smirk out of Nikhal. Who is apparently not as big of a dork as you'd think looking at him.

In Raya's defense, "The Revenge of Pussy's Furry" would have been box office gold.

[via Buzzfeed]

The Jeopardy! IBM Challenge came to an end last night when Watson the computer blew human opponents Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter right off stage.

But the real winner was Jennings who went out with a bang (and a Simpsons reference). "I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords," he quipped as he gracefully surrendered to the computer.

Ha! Take that, Watson! You've never even seen The Simpsons! And you don't know what a pink frosted donut tastes like and you probably do a terrible Homer impression.

We humans may not be as smart as you. But at least we have a classic television show to quote when things go wrong.

Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

[via IHC, Digital Trends]

"Watson" — an IBM artificial intelligence supercomputer will be competing on upcoming episodes of Jeopardy to be aired from February 14th to 16th.

To prove his worth, the computer is up against two legendary Jeopardy champions: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

In part of a test match that was released (seen above), Watson beat his human opponents, racking up $4,400, compared to Ken's $3,400 and Brad's $1,200.

Watson immediately took his $4,400 to Vegas where his ability to calculate perfect odds won him a quick $300,000 at a Palms blackjack table.

Unfortunately, casino security became suspicious when Watson removed his hat to scratch his head and realized that he was computer.

He was taken out back, stripped of his winnings and roughed up pretty bad.

Watson was last seen displaying porn for spare change in an alley behind the Laughlin Harrah's — having sunk as low as a common public library PC.

Success is a bitch, Watson.  Bet no one in the IBM artificial intelligence department ever taught you that, huh?

[via VentureBeat]

If this clip of the Trolololo Guy's comeback was an answer on Jeopardy, the question would be, 'What is the Internet?'

[via TBT]

Here's a potential Jeopardy prompt for you:

This traditionally-minded TV game show played with fire by using the website 4chan.org in a clue during a recent episode.

Um, what is "Jeopardy," Alex?

You're right!

However, what's not right is Jeopardy's assertion that 4chan is "known" for posting "images."  ("Images" was the correct answer for those of you who were wondering.)

The prompt is really vague.  Here are other answers I personally would have accepted:

• What are "Lolcats"?
• What are "Advice Dogs"?
• What are "photos of their penises"?
• What are "photos of other people's penises"?
• What are "photos of other people's penises that have been mutilated"?
• What are "Simpsons' screengrabs"?

You get the point.  There are so many wonderful things that 4chan is known for other than just "images."

[via Reddit]