HOME / Slate V : Slate's online video magazine. Would You Like To Buy a Vowel, Watson? Before Jeopardy!, IBM's computer played Wheel of Fortune and The Newlywed Game. Posted Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at 5:22 PM Tweet As IBM's supercomputer Watson goes on Jeopardy!, Slate V recounts the untold story of his early game-show struggles. . . Advertisement . . Tweet MYSLATE Save this story. Follow all Slate V articles. Follow the Video section. Follow stories by . MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. SLATE'S MOST VIRAL Who Said It: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford or Simpsons Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby? Enterprise vs. Millennium Falcon: Which is the Fastest? New Study: Climate Scientists Overwhelmingly Agree Global Warming Is Real and Our Fault Click here to load comments.