
For the clue “In May 2010 5 paintings worth $125 million by Braque, Matisse & 3 others left Paris’ museum of this art period,” Watson responded, “Picasso.”.Second was “eavesdropping,” with 49% confidence.


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Wynn” - the full name of the same person. On one clue, Watson’s top option (which was correct) was “Steve Wynn.” Its second-ranked option was “Stephen A.His second option was Voldemort, with 20% confidence. With the category “Literary Character APB,” and the clue “His victims include Charity Burbage, Mad Eye Moody & Severus Snape he’d be easier to catch if you’d just name him!” Watson didn’t ring in because his top option was Harry Potter, with only 37% confidence.Also in the category “Name the Decade,” there was the clue, “The first modern crossword puzzle is published & Oreo cookies are introduced.” Ken responded, “What are the twenties.” Trebek said no, and then Watson rang in and responded, “What is 1920s.” (Trebek came back with, “No, Ken said that.”).With the clue “Klaus Barbie is sentenced to life in prison & DNA is first used to convict a criminal,” none of its top three responses was a decade.

In the “Name the Decade” category, Watson at one point didn’t seem to know what the category was asking for.gymnast George Eyser, who won a gold medal on the parallel bars in 1904,” Watson responded, “What is leg.” The correct response was, “What is he was missing a leg.” With the category “Olympic Oddities” and the clue “It was the anatomical oddity of U.S.With the category “Beatles People” and the clue “‘Bang bang’ his ‘silver hammer came down upon her head,’” Watson responded, “What is Maxwell’s silver hammer.” Surprisingly, Alex Trebek accepted this response as correct, even though the category and clue were clearly asking for the name of a person, not a thing.The partial list that follows gives a flavor of the kinds of mistakes the machine made, and can help us understand their causes. There were a variety of other instances like this of “dumb” behavior on Watson’s part.
