IBM Challenge
From February 14–16, 2011, the IBM Challenge featured IBM's Watson facing off against Rutter and Ken Jennings in a two-game cumulative total match aired over three days. This was the first ever man-versus-machine competition in Jeopardy!'s history. The computer program, equipped with a precisely timed mechanical "thumb", won handily, finishing with a $77,147 score, while Ken Jennings took second place with a score of $24,000 over Rutter's $21,600 score. IBM donated its $1 million purse to two charities. Jennings and Rutter did likewise with half of their respective winnings of $300,000 and $200,000.
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