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Episode CLAN39
Episode CLAN39, billed as Celebrity Letters and Numbers Series 4, Episode 3 was a special episode uploaded on SBS On Demand on 12 February 2024 as part of Celebrity Letters and Numbers.
Sami Shah, Chris Ryan and Suren Jayemanne were the contestants, while Michael Hing reprised his role as the host.
The match saw Suren Jayemanne winning by 35 – 35 – 51 and he won the red T-shirt with Che Guevara portrait from Hing's childhood bedroom.
Lily Serna was, as ever, the arithmetician. The Dictionary Corner guest was Cal Wilson, and the lexicographer was David Astle.
In this version of the game, three players competing with each other instead of traditional two. Also, this version notably uses a scoring system whereby all players receive points for each valid word or solution, even if beaten by their opponents (equivalent to them receiving their "raw scores").
In Letters Rounds of this version, all the words are checked by their presence in Collins Dictionary instead of Oxford, meaning that American and other spellings of the words are eligible.
In Numbers Rounds of this version, players receive points for their declarations, even if the solutions for players' declarations were not provided in the show, assuming they were cut out from broadcasting to speed up the show. Also, player can get points if their solution leads to the result which not matches with the declared result, but it's still in scoring margin.
NOTE 1: In Round 6, Chris declared 526, but the solution led to the result of 525. She still receives 7 points for his solution. Also, Sami declared that he is "4 off", but then he realised that he actually got 700. He receives 5 points anyway.
NOTE 2: In Round 7, Sami initially declared MISER, but Michael allowed him to change his answer after pointing out that there was no M on the board. If this decision wasn't made, the score of the game would be 30 – 35 – 51, not affecting Suren's victory.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Sami Shah | Chris Ryan | Suren Jayemanne | Score | Others | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U S R T O E O L M | MOUSE | ROOTS | MOLEST | 5 – 5 – 6 | TREMOLOS | 8 |
| 2 | A T E P I G S A Y | PASTE | GATE | SPITE | 10 – 9 – 11 | PAYSAGE* | 15 |
| 3 | 25 75 6 7 1 2 → 217 | — | — | 217 75 × 6 ÷ 2 − 7 − 1 |
10 – 9 – 21 | 25 | |
| TTT | ABITLONG | The swelling happens for a bit long. | BLOATING | ||||
| 4 | O R C E A D S I N | SCARED | DISCO | DANCES | 16 – 14 – 27 | CONSIDER, SCENARIO, SARDONIC, ANODISER*, ANEROIDS*, DRACONES*, DIOCESAN*, IDOCRASE* | 33 |
| 5 | E J I O B R A F A | AFAR | ROBE | BRIEF | 20 – 18 – 32 | JERBOA, FEIJOA* | 39 |
| 6 | 100 75 2 3 9 4 → 710 | 700** | 707** (9 − 2) × 100 + 4 + 3 |
710 ☓ | 25 – 25 – 32 | LS: 710 = (75 − 4) × (9 + 3 − 2) | 49 |
| TTT | COLINSOIL | Colin soiled himself on the highway. | COLLISION | ||||
| 7 | E I L R N E O S L | LOSER** | LOSER | LINERS | 30 – 30 – 38 | LONELIER, RELLENOS* | 57 |
| 8 | 25 100 7 7 2 5 → 882 | — | 285 | 886 (100 − 25) × (7 + 5) − 7 × 2 |
30 – 30 – 45 | LS: 882 = (7 + 2) × 100 − 25 + 7 | 67 |
| TTT | ROBSPAIL | A half-baked effort to rob the pail. | PARBOILS | ||||
| 9 | K D S E O C E L U | DOUSE | KUDOS | CLOUDS | 35 – 35 – 51 | DELOUSE, DECKLES, DECOKES*, SECLUDE*, SUCKLED*, ECLOSED*, COULEES* | 74 |
| 10 | S U N Y T E R G O | 35 – 35 – 51 | YOUNGSTER | 84 | |||
