On Tuesday, Watson completed one full game of Jeopardy on TV. He won very convincingly with $35,734, Brad with $10,400, and Ken trailing way behind with $4,800
Wednesday, Watson competed in another game with the Jeopardy with the Jeopardy legends Ken Jennings, with a record 74 straight game wins, and Brad Rutter, with record total earnings of $3.25 million. However, these two legends combined could not bring down the unstoppable machine.
Watson's total earnings for both days totalled $77,147, with Ken Jennings coming in second with $24,000 and Brad Rutter last with $21,600. Ken was even leading at one points during Wednesday night's game, with $15,000 to Watson's 11,673, but the overall winner is chosen by adding the two night's winnings together.
After the game, Jennings bowed down to the new Jeopardy champion. On his video screen for Final Jeopardy, along with his answer, Ken wrote, "I for one welcome our new computer overlords."
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