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Financial Secrets of Game Shows: Advice From Past Winners
8:00AM 2/03/2011
Whenever I watch a game show (Jeopardy and Minute to Win It are popular at our house) or see how much the latest lottery winner has won, I always cut the winning amount in half -- that's basically what they'll end up with after the taxman takes his cut.
SmartMoney recently detailed all the things...
Can IBM's Watson Beat 'Jeopardy!' Champs to the Answers?
3:12PM 12/14/2010
Answer: This competitor will give Jeopardy! über-champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter a run for their money in 2011. Question: What is Watson, IBM's Jeopardy!-playing computer? So have IBM's scientists really solved the puzzle of quickly answering questions posed in natural language?
Along with hitting the lottery and scoring the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, winning big money on a game show ranks up there on the list of American dreams. Here are some stories of game show heroes and heroines, and what they did after the check arrived and the bright lights faded.
Media World: 'The Price is Right,' my capitalist fantasy
12:30PM 7/01/2009
Ever since I was a kid, my favorite dream that didn't involve Farrah Fawcett in a red bathing suit had me running down the aisle of a TV studio, screaming like a banshee after hearing an announcer bellow "Jonathan Berr, come on down! You're the next contestant on 'The Price is Right!'"
Now, my...
Wheel of Fortune spins up its winnings to a cool million
5:30PM 10/22/2008
Game show contestants can now spin for a higher prize this season on Wheel of Fortune.In July, Wheel of Fortune increased its Bonus Round winnings from $100,000 to $1,000,000 for the new season that began airing in September.The first person to win the fatter prize from game show icons Pat Sajak...
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