Name a Formula 1 world champion

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25-second pick · +85

Alan Jones Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 35 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Alan Jones: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton, or Michael Schumacher — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Giuseppe Farina (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Giuseppe Farina +100

Skip Ayrton Senna · Lewis Hamilton · Michael Schumacher

Hints

Hint 1. 35 accepted answers. A strong pick is a two-or-more-word phrase, about 9 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Damon Hill

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Alan Jones · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Alan Jones Deep Cut 85 pts

Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.

Best rare answers

  • Alan Jones 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Denny Hulme 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Phil Hill 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Giuseppe Farina 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Alberto Ascari 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Jochen Rindt 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Jody Scheckter 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • John Surtees 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Damon Hill 60 pts
  • Graham Hill 60 pts
  • Jim Clark 60 pts
  • Jack Brabham 60 pts
  • Mario Andretti 60 pts
  • Mika Hakkinen 60 pts
  • Nelson Piquet 60 pts
  • Emerson Fittipaldi 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.

  • Ayrton Senna 10
  • Lewis Hamilton 10
  • Michael Schumacher 10

Public accepted list

Same buckets the game published. We do not re-grade. The pick above is the plan; this block is the record.

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a Formula 1 world champion

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 9 ● Rare · 10 ● Schooler · 11 ● Too Clever · 1 ● Plankton · 3
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Giuseppe Farina +100
Deep Cut +85 9 answers — tap to reveal
  • Alan Jones +85
  • Alberto Ascari +85
  • Denny Hulme +85
  • Jochen Rindt +85
  • Jody Scheckter +85
  • John Surtees +85
  • Keke Rosberg +85
  • Mike Hawthorn +85
  • Phil Hill +85
Rare +60 10 answers — tap to reveal
  • Damon Hill +60
  • Emerson Fittipaldi +60
  • Graham Hill +60
  • Jack Brabham +60
  • Jacques Villeneuve +60
  • Jim Clark +60
  • Juan Manuel Fangio +60
  • Mario Andretti +60
  • Mika Hakkinen +60
  • Nelson Piquet +60
Schooler +30 11 answers — tap to reveal
  • Alain Prost +30
  • Fernando Alonso +30
  • Jackie Stewart +30
  • Jenson Button +30
  • Kimi Raikkonen +30
  • Lando Norris +30
  • Max Verstappen +30
  • Nico Rosberg +30
  • Nigel Mansell +30
  • Niki Lauda +30
  • Sebastian Vettel +30
Too Clever +15 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • James Hunt +15
Plankton +10 3 answers — tap to reveal
  • Ayrton Senna +10
  • Lewis Hamilton +10
  • Michael Schumacher +10