cryptique Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I just ran through last night's questions, trying to answer them quickly, and estimated my score at 38 -- so about the same as the previous night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalzunfield Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 http://boards.sonypictures.com/boards/showthread.php?t=39885 Thanks for the link. My goal was to be in the 25-30 range judging by the fact that when we're watching the show I hit about half the board each time. 23 is what I believe I scored on that. I'm still unsure how I froze on Lindsay Lohan and "vanity." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I just quickly did last night's test in as close to a timed atmosphere as possible and got 40 correct, which is the same as my result from the official try Tuesday night (unless of course I said Blanchet instead of Winslett, i'm not sure so I am counting that one as a wrong resposne on Tues.). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks for the link. My goal was to be in the 25-30 range judging by the fact that when we're watching the show I hit about half the board each time. 23 is what I believe I scored on that. I'm still unsure how I froze on Lindsay Lohan and "vanity." That's weird, those are the exact 2 I froze on! My 11 year old daughter shouted out "Vanity" before I could think of it. I backhanded her a good one for showing up her old man (joking!). Although I should be proud I didn't know Lindsey Lohan, I reall did know it and just couldn't dredge it up from my rapidly slowing, sticky rolodex of a brain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Damn, I would've had 29, 7 more than I had on Tuesday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 actually got 35, or 36 if they accept Cobras instead of snakes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Done. I'm sure I did better than last year, but I don't think it was good enough to make the cut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yeah, same here. There are some serious gaps in my knowledge base! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I don't feel like I choked on any obvious questions. There were quite a few I didn't know. I'll be curious to check the answers in the forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 34, I think. http://boards.sonypictures.com/boards/showthread.php?t=39907 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I did significantly worse on tonight's just fake-taking it via the forum. Came in under 30. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I got 35. 36 if they count "Lomax" for "Loman". I also mixed up Uruguay and Paraguay, which I knew I would do. I also could not pull the name of the inventor of Morse code. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I would have scored 38 on this latest one (an estimate). So, I went 37-38-38 over the three nights. Naturally, my lowest score came on the night that I actually took the test. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 42 on this one. My three day results were 40(or 41) for my official and 40 & 42. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Pretty sure I got 34. Mad that I couldn't think of Morocco and typed Monaco. Also should've gotten O'Keefe, but I missed the New in New Mexico, so guessed Rivera which I knew was wrong. I did have quite a hot streak early on, but a couple of misses really affected my concentration and confidence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/140891 IBM to pit supercomputer against Jeopardy! champs Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:42PM EDT It's bad enough that I can barely compete with the geniuses that parade through the Jeopardy! set every evening: Now us mortals have to face the possibility of competing against a computer loaded with trivia, as IBM preps a special supercomputer that could take on human contestants on a special edition of the popular game show. This is the latest step from IBM in pushing computer intelligence into the world of human intelligence. The latest battleground: Quiz show Jeopardy!, where sometimes easy, sometimes obscure, sometimes tricky trivia is asked of three contestants who have to be the first to ring in in order to get a shot to answer -- and always in the form of a question. Beating humans to the buzzer and phrasing the question properly will be the least of the worries of Watson -- as the Jeopardy!-playing supercomputer has been named -- nor will it be having a memory for facts. Rather, Watson's big challenge will be in understanding the questions posed on the show in order to determine exactly what is being asked. For a simple piece of trivia this might not be so tricky: In a category of "World Capitals" a question of "Canada" leaves little confusion for Watson (or human contestants) on how to respond. But a question like "Meaning 'not working properly,' it may date back to a character in the comic strip 'The Katzenjammer Kids.'"* requires a deep level of abstract thought. Watson may have a list of Katzenjammer Kids character names, but will it be able -- on the fly -- to examine that list and compare it to common slang terms to determine the right response? Will it even understand to do that? And how will it respond to the wordplay clues in categories like "Before & After" or categories which ask for a response that rhymes? Watson's engineers say they aren't sure either, but they want to try, the goal is to get computers interacting in "human terms," a challenge which began in earnest when IBM pitted a computer against chess champion Garry Kasparov in the mid-'90s. Human and computer both won various matches in those series (though Kasparov claimed cheating when he lost). Ironically, the Jeopardy! challenge presents a much tougher challenge from an engineering standpoint -- but one in which it would be far more effective to cheat. (Any number of quick wits could do well feeding Watson answers; the number of players who could challenge Kasparov at chess is much smaller.) Now IBM and Jeopardy!'s producers are looking at ways to actually stage this event, who would play, and what exactly would be on screen during the game. I, for one, vote for a CGI avatar with a deep, Scottish accent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm sorry, Alex, I'm afraid I can't do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Well, I just took the new test. I can state, categorically, that I will not make it to the next step. It was hard -- much harder than previous tests I've taken -- and I either didn't know, or completely blanked on, far too many answers. There are two more nights (I think), so if you want your chance, it's time to register! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 For people that can't afford college after high school it should be recommended to watch Jeopardy 5 nights a week for 4 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Well, I just took the new test. I can state, categorically, that I will not make it to the next step. It was hard -- much harder than previous tests I've taken -- and I either didn't know, or completely blanked on, far too many answers. There are two more nights (I think), so if you want your chance, it's time to register! That time of year again. I will give it a shot, what the heck. Did terrible last time I tried. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Well, I just took the new test. I can state, categorically, that I will not make it to the next step. It was hard -- much harder than previous tests I've taken -- and I either didn't know, or completely blanked on, far too many answers. There are two more nights (I think), so if you want your chance, it's time to register!I'm with you cryptique. This test is getting harder each year. I had no clue on at least 5, maybe 8, of the questions. It didn't help that halfway through the test my roommate comes in with a dog, making all kinds of noise, and wanting to talk about the stupid things she did all day. Oh well, there is always next year. eta: The answers are up on the Jeopardy! Discussion Board - 34/50 for me (assuming they accept some questionable spelling efforts on 3 responses). No chance they call me this year. What is sad is that there is only one question that I missed that I came up with the answer after the fact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I'm going tomorrow night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Anyone take the test tonight? I must be getting dumber as I age . . . I left two completely blank, and on two others I put in "Smith" and "Jones" on the hope that since they are common names that I might catch a break. Good luck to anyone who takes it tomorrow or Thursday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Yeah, I did. Very humbling experience... I don't think I need to book my ticket to LA anytime soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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