The contestant Álvaro Gamboa starred in one of the most unexpected exits in the history of Ciphers and letters. After 14 programs without making a mistake, the young mathematics student He made a mistake for the first time doing a mental calculation operation. This ruling surprised the audience and ended up eliminating Álvaro in one of the last rounds of the night against Samuel.
Throughout the night, Samuel and Álvaro tied on several occasions by guessing exact figures and words of the same length. However, the 18-year-old managed to get ahead of his opponent in the second phase of the contest.
Gamboa managed to go from 66 points to 96 after the first duel, leaving Samuel with only 74 after failing the first numerical test. During the final duel, the scores were still in favor of the young manbut something made the course of their contest change.
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The time has come to say goodbye to Álvaro and welcome the new rooster to the pen. Samu has played incredible and it is a well-deserved position.
Álvaro, what to say, if you already live in our hearts! #ciphers and letters pic.twitter.com/sEPjTpeKx6— La 2 (@la2_tve) April 25, 2024
It was during ‘The Calculus’, a test whose winner gets 50 points, when the student’s nerves played tricks on him, and he ended up failing the result of a mathematical operation. As on other occasions, Álvaro responded quickly, but Instead of saying 410 (correct answer), he said 145.
As soon as he heard the answer, David Galle, the programme’s figures expert, responded with “I’m very sorry”, thus dismissing the contestant with a total of 8,300 euros accumulated on his scoreboard. “I love saying this expression but it’s true, It has been a pleasure to meet you and see you compete whom Ciphers and letters. I’m telling you this on behalf of the entire team. Congratulations,” said presenter Aitor Albizua, who hugged the contestant.
“At only 18 years old, look what you have achieved, 8,300 accumulated.”, insisted Albizua, who also took the opportunity to send a hug to the young man’s grandmothers and his parents, mathematics teachers. Álvaro, for his part, wanted to take the opportunity to thank the program for the opportunity to be a contestant.
