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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 spots and scoring points in every round helped him catapult to 139 points, breaking [[Hamish Williamson]]’s 10-year-old record for the highest-ever debut score set by a challenger against a champion, while Hart scored in one letters round and two numbers rounds. Four more victories followed, all with scores well over a century and at least one 9-letter word spot, before his run was | + | 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 spots and scoring points in every round helped him catapult to 139 points, breaking [[Hamish Williamson]]’s 10-year-old record for the highest-ever debut score set by a challenger against a champion, while Hart scored in one letters round and two numbers rounds. Four more victories followed, all with scores well over a century and at least one 9-letter word spot, before his run was paused by the series finals. He will return to the programme on January 2 2020 to continue his run in [[Series 82]]. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== |
Revision as of 18:09, 11 December 2019
Luke Johnson-Davies was a contestant in Series 81. He's a Student at Durham University, from Cambridge. He is also an Apterite.
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 spots and scoring points in every round helped him catapult to 139 points, breaking Hamish Williamson’s 10-year-old record for the highest-ever debut score set by a challenger against a champion, while Hart scored in one letters round and two numbers rounds. Four more victories followed, all with scores well over a century and at least one 9-letter word spot, before his run was paused by the series finals. He will return to the programme on January 2 2020 to continue his run in Series 82.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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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 |