NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » jeopardy http://kool1017.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Alex Trebek Chases Down Would-Be Burglar http://kool1017.com/alex-trebek-chases-down-would-be-burglar/ http://kool1017.com/alex-trebek-chases-down-would-be-burglar/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:50:14 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=11200 He might be sporting crutches, but Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has the satisfaction knowing that he thwarted a would-be burglar in his hotel room.
The 71-year-old game show host says he and his wife were sleeping when the burglar entered his San Francisco hotel room and made off with cash, a bracelet and other valuables

]]> http://kool1017.com/alex-trebek-chases-down-would-be-burglar/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images) Supercomputer Takes on 'Jeopardy' Champions [VIDEO] http://kool1017.com/supercomputer-takes-on-jeopardy-champions-video/ http://kool1017.com/supercomputer-takes-on-jeopardy-champions-video/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:14:17 +0000 Tony Hart http://kool1017.com/?p=1985 This week on "Jeopardy," a supercomputer named Watson is competing against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the two most storied players in the history of the game show

Watson is able to respond in a human voice to Alex Trebek’s answers. And the supercomputer is able to do so quickly enough to often beat the two human "Jeopardy" legends to the buzzer.

After the first day of the competition Watson was tied with Rutter for the lead.

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