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mind sharing those insights? I'm far more interested in the general strategy than just cramming for the questions. I'm surprised to learn that the daily double

• ghayes 13y ago
  In the article, Ken Jennings references some of those stats and associated articles on them. [1] > For example, they’re much more likely to be in the fourth row of clues (36 percent of the time, in recent years) than the second row (just 10 percent). He also states that this was a factor in his defeat: > I was converted to Daily Double hunting during my 2011 match against the IBM supercomputer Watson. During a practice round, Watson took the clues in order, like a good citizen; I won the game in a runaway. But during the televised match, Watson’s minders switched it into “game mode,” which of course involved smart strategies like hunting for Daily Doubles. This time, Watson roared into a huge lead. [1] http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/02/ill_take_jeopardy_trivia_for_200_alex.html http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/02/ill_ta...