S20E06 · SCENE 15/22 · 14:40
Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words · Crossword tournament venue
Lisa loses final match to old man

Lisa loses the crossword tournament final to an old man who hustled her.

14:40→16:10
in the episode · 1m 30s · S20E06

What happens

14:40–16:10

The tournament pays tribute to removed words. An old man tells Lisa about his late wife Shirley, who was a crossword ace. He drops his glasses, which have no lenses, then quickly solves the puzzle and wins. Lisa realizes she got hustled.

WhereCrossword tournament venue
DriverOld Man
Positionact2 · payoff
ThreadHomer bets against Lisa

Key lines

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14:57

Life keeps changing the music, but you gotta keep up the cha-cha-cha, huh?

15:14

I dropped my glasses! Oh, Shirley baby, I let you down.

15:47

You know, for a bartender bookie, you're awfully judgmental.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.8
sad0.7
humiliation0.6
bet0.5
triumphant0.5
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Beats

14:50Old man talks about his wife Shirley
15:27Old man solves puzzle quickly

Scene in the episode

14:40–16:10
A · Homer's breakup business
B · Lisa's crossword talent
C · Homer bets against Lisa

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