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I would have to disagree. Every bit of information helps. I was even surprised that they didn't implement a voice to text system so that he could learn what t

by icefox 16y ago

I would have to disagree. Every bit of information helps. I was even surprised that they didn't implement a voice to text system so that he could learn what the other contestable guessed incorrectly and utilize that information if only to not guess the same thing on his turn.

kenjackson 16y ago
They have added this. This was actually a problem in earlier versions where it would sometimes guess the exact same wrong answer as a previous contestant.
- dandelany 16y ago
  <spoiler>This happened on the first episode tonight... Ken Jennings guessed "1920s" and Watson guessed the same thing</spoiler> Either they ended up not implementing this, or Watson didn't hear him correctly :)
  - brown9-2 16y ago
    The problem could have been that Jennings said "the twenties" which a computer may not have recognized as the same thing as "the nineteen twenties"