STEVE INSKEEP, Host: In a game of "Jeopardy!" IBM supercomputer Watson took on two of the game show's most successful players. One of them, Brad Rutter, tied Watson in the first round. Ken Jennings, who holds the record for longest "Jeopardy!" winning streak is in third place.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, Host: You're listening to NPR News.
In the Jeopardy! battle of man vs. machine, man and machine were neck-and-neck on Monday. Human player Brad Rutter and the supercomputer named Watson ended an initial round tied at $5,000. The other challenger, Ken Jennings, had $2,000.