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Mar 01, 2011
Watson Clobbers Congressmen, World Remains Doomed
Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the most successful people to ever be dressed down by Alex Trebek on syndicated television, sure got their butts whupped by Watson, the IBM creation that has most of America withering in fear that the reign of Skynet is looming. Last night, Representatives Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jared Polis (D-CO), Jim Himes (D-CT), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) all had their chance to take on the supercomputer in a few rounds of the popular game show — and Holt actually came out on top. Once. In a series of a few rounds. None of the other legislators even came close.