"Watson" meets his match

The “Jeopardy” winning supercomputer Watson finally met his match Monday night in an actual rocket scientist. New Jersey physicist turned politician Rush Holt beat the computer in an exhibition match held in Washington.

Holt, who is a 5 time jeopardy champion, beat out four other politicians before defeating the computer.

IBM created Watson and hosted the mock “jeopardy” game to highlight technology’s impact on society. A representative from the company said that the untelevised event was more than a trivia contest.

Watson is equipped with some of the most advanced information processors in the world.

While Holt says it was fun to win against the computer, he emphasized the importance of math and science education for the future of the United States.