Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Databases & Metadata in Action: Jeopardy Champion

In September, 2011, Computer Science grad student Roger Craig set a new single-day record of $77,000 on Jeopardy.

In a video, Craig explains how he trained for Jeopardy by creating an application that allowed him to power study.  If you listen to the first four minutes of his explanation, you will hear how he used metadata to create a database of hundreds of thousands of Jeopardy questions and answers.

In November 2011 Roger Craig won the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, taking home a quarter million dollars in cash winnings.

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