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Episode CLAN45
Episode CLAN45, billed as Celebrity Letters and Numbers Series 4, Episode 9 was a special episode uploaded on SBS On Demand on 12 February 2024 as part of Celebrity Letters and Numbers.
Nath Valvo, Jennifer Wong and Ivan Aristeguieta were the contestants, while Michael Hing reprised his role as the host.
The match saw Ivan Aristeguieta winning by 32 – 50 – 52 with the size of the winning score achieved primarily due to the fact that the conundrum for this episode only was worth 30 points and he won the teddy bear cushion from Hing's childhood bedroom.
Lily Serna was, as ever, the arithmetician. The Dictionary Corner guest was Daniel Burt, 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.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Nath Valvo | Jennifer Wong | Ivan Aristeguieta | Score | Others | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A O G R S E K U H | SHAKE | GOSH | HURSE ☓ | 5 – 4 – 0 | GHERAOS* | 7 |
| 2 | R I T E N A S U M | NAUSIEM ☓ | MINUTES | MATES | 5 – 11 – 5 | RUMINATES, ANTISERUM | 25 |
| 3 | 25 75 7 3 2 6 → 705 | 1000 | 705 (75 + 25) × 7 + 3 + 2 |
— | 5 – 21 – 5 | 35 | |
| TTT | MANERUSE | This main ruse can be hard to remember. | USERNAME | ||||
| 4 | J I D A P B I M O | MAID | JAMB | — | 9 – 25 – 5 | DAIMIO* | 41 |
| 5 | S L C A E O R Y T | TRACE | CLOSER | SCALE | 14 – 31 – 10 | COARSELY, ACOLYTES, SECTORAL*, CROTALES* | 49 |
| 6 | 50 25 75 9 3 1 → 668 | 671 75 × 9 − 3 − 1 |
671 75 × 9 − 3 − 1 |
600 | 21 – 38 – 10 | LS: 668 = 75 × 9 − 50 × 3 ÷ 25 − 1 | 59 |
| TTT | EARNSBIG | Lily found hers and upped the interest. | BEARINGS | ||||
| 7 | R E N E S L U F E | FEELS | UNSEE | FERNS | 26 – 43 – 15 | SNEERFUL | 67 |
| 8 | 100 50 1 7 6 8 → 273 | — | — | 200 | 26 – 43 – 15 | Best: 272 = (50 + 1 − 7) × 6 + 8 | 74 |
| TTT | OSEESAND | Spice things up in spring. | SEASONED | ||||
| 9 | A R E S T O M I D | TREADS | STORIED | STARDOM | 32 – 50 – 22 | MEDIATORS, AMORTISED | 92 |
| 10 | H L I O U R I S A | HILARIOUS (9 SECONDS) |
32 – 50 – 52 | 122 | |||
