Episode 7932

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Episode 7932 was broadcast on 16 January 2023, and was the third quarter-final of Championship of Champions XVI.

Ahmed Mohamed played Luke Johnson-Davies, with Ahmed Mohamed winning 132 – 100. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rick Edwards, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The first "half" of this game marked the first time both contestants scored the theoretical maximum number of points in any "half", with both getting back-to-back nine-letter words, and 10 points from the numbers game in the first three rounds.

NOTE: Both contestants' Round 11 offering of DOUGLAS (the plural of DOUGLA) was cut from the broadcast because DOUGLA is marked as a derogatory ethnic term in Oxford Dictionaries Premium.

This was the last episode to be sponsored by Recliner Factory.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ahmed Mohamed	Score	Luke Johnson-Davies	Others	Max.
1	GRIOSETNR	RESTORING	18 – 18	RESORTING	ROSTERING*	18
2	CSSNOAECI	ACCESSION	36 – 36	ACCESSION		36
3	25 2 3 6 10 2 → 179	179 (10 − 3) × 25 + 2 + 2	46 – 46	179 (10 ÷ 2 + 25) × 6 − (3 − 2)		46
TTT	ANYYEARS	The sort of person to turn down Leo.			NAYSAYER
4	RYMNEIEBA	AMBREINE	54 – 46	BREYANI		54
5	TREUNAHOW	WAREHOU	61 – 53	ANOTHER	HAUNTER, NOUTHER*, NOWTHER*, OUTWEAR*, UNEARTH	61
6	4 9 3 9 1 8 → 827	828 (9 × 8 − (4 − 1)) × (9 + 3)	68 – 53	828 ☓	RR: 827 = ((9 + 3) × 8 − 4) × 9 − 1	71
7	MTEIPAWRU	WIRETAP	75 – 60	WARTIME	MURIATE*, PRIMATE, TEMPURA	78
8	TSPSEIOPR	STOPPERS	83 – 68	RIPOSTES	PERIOSTS*, POPSTERS*, PROSIEST*, PROSTIES*, REPOSITS*, SOPPIEST, TRIPOSES*, TROPISES*	86
9	75 2 2 3 10 5 → 549	549 (75 + 2) × (10 − 3) + 5 × 2	93 – 68	—		96
TTT	DRAINAGE	Without good drainage, it'll struggle to grow.			GARDENIA
10	LZSHAOANI	ALAZONS	100 – 75	ALAZONS		103
11	DSOATUGLG	DOUGLAS**	107 – 82	DOUGLAS**		110
12	LRVNEIEFT	LIFERENT	115 – 90	LIFERENT		118
13	JTOUSADTI	JUDOIST	122 – 90	ADJUST	AUTOIST*	125
14	100 4 9 1 10 5 → 751	750	122 – 100	751 (100 − (5 + 1) × 4) × 10 − 9		135
15	OATNIACIN	NICOTIANA (2.5 seconds)	132 – 100			145