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KEN JENNINGS BOOKSIGNING
Ken Jennings signs copies of his new book "Brainiac" at Barnes & Noble in New York on September 14, 2006. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A language analysis firm based in Texas says IBM's "Jeopardy!" champion robot, Watson, is not an advancement in "natural language processing."
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A computerized contestant will appear on the U.S. television game show 'Jeopardy' next week in a unique match against two human contestants, IBM said.
A closer look at the Watson supercomputer
CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The Watson supercomputer created by IBM won its "Jeopardy!" practice round in California against former champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.
'Jeopardy' winner is 'Millionaire' expert
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Game-show titan Ken Jennings has agreed to sit in as resident expert on the U.S. television game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," ABC said.
Grad student makes 'Jeopardy!' history
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 29 (UPI) -- Larissa Kelly, a 28-year-old graduate student from El Cerrito, Calif., has become the biggest female winner in "Jeopardy!" history, the game show said.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 25 (UPI) -- Seventy-four-time "Jeopardy" champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City posted a letter on his Web Site harpooning the TV show despite his $2.5-million winnings.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings will host his own game show on Comedy Central.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The California woman who dethroned long-time Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings figured she might as well be the player who beats him.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Utah software engineer Ken Jennings ended his record-breaking run on Tuesday's broadcast of "Jeopardy," walking away with winnings totaling $2,520,700.
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