Jeopardy!, IBM's computer vs. two humans

[polishmafia]

I've been following this for a while now. The only thing I haven't found info on is how Watson gets the "answer" (the clue) that is shown on the screen.

A normal human needs time to hear/read the information and make a decision on the answer. Is the computer given the clue audibly through the host? If so, the voice recognition is absolutely incredible. I should know, I work in the voice industry. If its through text, by the time the question is read by the host, the computer has a TON of time to figure out an answer. I mean, hell, Google search is just about as fast as me.