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He first appeared on television in the [[Episode 7102|second quarter-final of Series 80]] as the audience member who solved the conundrum {{word|LOVECRISP}} with the answer {{word|COVERSLIP}}, which also had {{word|SLIPCOVER}} as a valid solution. | He first appeared on television in the [[Episode 7102|second quarter-final of Series 80]] as the audience member who solved the conundrum {{word|LOVECRISP}} with the answer {{word|COVERSLIP}}, which also had {{word|SLIPCOVER}} as a valid solution. | ||
| − | Nearly 6 months later, Johnson-Davies made his debut as a player on 5 December 2019 against one game winner [[Zach Hart]]. Two nine-letter words and scoring points in every round helped him beat Hart convincingly and catapult to 139 points, breaking [[Hamish Williamson]]'s 10-year-old record for the highest ever score set by a challenger against a champion. Johnson-Davies' 139 is also the highest ever set on a player's first appearance, bettering [[Elliott Mellor]]'s [[Episode 7076|debut score]] by 8. Four more victories followed, all with scores well over a century and at least one nine-letter word, before Johnson-Davies stepped aside for the series finals. He then returned to the programme on 2 January 2020 to carry over his unbeaten run in the first heat of Series 82. | + | Nearly 6 months later, Johnson-Davies made his debut as a player on 5 December 2019 against one game winner [[Zach Hart]]. Two nine-letter words and scoring points in every round helped him beat Hart convincingly and catapult to 139 points, breaking [[Hamish Williamson]]'s 10-year-old record for the highest ever score set by a challenger against a champion. Johnson-Davies' 139 is also the highest ever set on a player's first appearance, bettering [[Elliott Mellor]]'s [[Episode 7076|debut score]] by 8. Four more victories followed, all with scores well over a century and at least one nine-letter word, before Johnson-Davies stepped aside for the series finals. He then returned to the programme on 2 January 2020 to carry over his unbeaten run in the first heat of Series 82 kicking off in style with a spot of the nine letter word {{word|MONTICULE}} in the first letters round. He later spotted {{word|ESTIMATOR}} to win his sixth game with a strong 143 points. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 2 January 2020
Luke Johnson-Davies was a contestant in Series 82 who debuted in Series 81. He is an Apterite and a Student at Durham University, from Cambridge.
Luke began attending Co-events in 2018, and was the runner-up of only his second event, CoNuT, in 2019.
He first appeared on television in the second quarter-final of Series 80 as the audience member who solved the conundrum LOVECRISP with the answer COVERSLIP, which also had SLIPCOVER as a valid solution.
Nearly 6 months later, Johnson-Davies made his debut as a player on 5 December 2019 against one game winner Zach Hart. Two nine-letter words and scoring points in every round helped him beat Hart convincingly and catapult to 139 points, breaking Hamish Williamson's 10-year-old record for the highest ever score set by a challenger against a champion. Johnson-Davies' 139 is also the highest ever set on a player's first appearance, bettering Elliott Mellor's debut score by 8. Four more victories followed, all with scores well over a century and at least one nine-letter word, before Johnson-Davies stepped aside for the series finals. He then returned to the programme on 2 January 2020 to carry over his unbeaten run in the first heat of Series 82 kicking off in style with a spot of the nine letter word MONTICULE in the first letters round. He later spotted ESTIMATOR to win his sixth game with a strong 143 points.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7220 | 5/12/2019 | P | Zach Hart | 26 – 139 | Luke Johnson-Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
| 7221 | 6/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 122 – 60 | Janice Collins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
| 7222 | 9/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 113 – 58 | Jim Torpey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
| 7223 | 10/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 124 – 28 | John Lawlor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
| 7224 | 11/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 126 – 59 | Stephen Rooney | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
