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Episode ZD130

From Countdown

Episode ZD130 was broadcast on 10 March 2022, and was the seventh and eighth preliminaries of ZoomDown Championship of Champions.

Game 1

Tom Cappleman played Johnny Canuck, with Tom Cappleman winning 104 – 100. The Dictionary Corner guests were Conor Travers and Ronan Higginson, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong, with Tom Carey operating the technical aspects.

Rnd Selection Tom Cappleman Score Johnny Canuck Others Max.
1 SUNAMEXLA MANUALS 7 – 7 MANUALS ALUMENS, ALUMNAE, AMENSAL, ASEXUAL 7
2 TJUEVRESN VENTURES 15 – 15 VENTURES 15
3 25 100 75 50 5 1 → 351 351
75 × 5 − 25 + 1
25 – 25 351
75 × 5 − 25 + 100 ÷ 50 − 1


25
4 AAEPDKRET PARAKEET 33 – 25 PARKADE 33
5 GUNOTESTH TOUGHENS 41 – 33 TOUGHEST 41
6 25 9 1 5 7 3 → 426 426
(9 + 5 + 3) × 25 + 1
51 – 43 426
(9 + 5 + 3) × 25 + 1


51
7 QIBODATBA BIODATA 58 – 50 BIODATA 58
8 ZAIEWRRUN WARIER 64 – 50 unwarier ☓ RAINER, RAWNER, RUINER, WARNER, WARREN, ZANIER 64
9 100 75 25 50 9 5 → 255 255
25 × 9 + 75 − 50 + 5
74 – 60 255
100 + 75 + 25 + 50 + 5


74
10 TLEIOCWNA NOETICAL 82 – 60 COALITE 82
11 DEMOCUSAT COSTUMED 90 – 68 COSTUMED CUSTOMED 90
12 NLRFEOICT inflector ☓ 90 – 76 FLECTION INFECTOR 98
13 GODAVASES SAVAGES 97 – 83 SAVAGES DOSAGES, GASEOSA, SAVAGED 105
14 10 7 4 1 2 7 → 883 882
(7 + 4) × (7 + 1) × 10 + 2
104 – 90 882
7 × 7 × 2 × (10 − 1)

PA: 883 = (4 × 2 + 10) × 7 × 7 + 1

115
15 TORCHPOEM 104 – 100 ECTOMORPH
(2.9 seconds)
125


Game 2

Conor Travers played Ronan Higginson, with Conor Travers winning 125 – 86. The Dictionary Corner guests were Tom Cappleman and Johnny Canuck, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong, with Tom Carey operating the technical aspects.

Rnd Selection Conor Travers Score Ronan Higginson Others Max.
1 RHNEOADTR NORRATED 8 – 8 NORRATED 8
2 AEIRSTMEN MATERNISE 26 – 26 MERTENSIA ARMENITES 26
3 50 4 3 9 6 2 → 312 312
(50 + 2) × 6
36 – 36 312
(50 + 2) × 6


36
4 OEIVDJSEL OILSEED 43 – 36 videoes ☓ 43
5 RZLAAEWCV CARAVEL 50 – 36 clawer ☓ ACERVAL 50
6 2 1 3 9 3 8 → 766 50 – 36 756 ☓

AD: 768 = (9 + 3) × (3 + 1) × 2 × 8

57
7 SDDOIEQOT OSTEOID 57 – 36 SOOTED TODDIES 64
8 UOAFRGNID RIGAUDON 65 – 44 RIGAUDON 72
9 25 5 9 2 10 1 → 443 443
(25 × 9 − 1) × 2 − 5
75 – 54 443
(25 × 9 − 1) × 2 − 5


82
10 EAATXTSIE SATIATE 82 – 61 SATIATE AETATIS, AETITES 89
11 RLNAUOPAF APRONFUL 90 – 61 FAUNAL 97
12 EAERSLTEW RELATES 97 – 68 SWELTER EARLETS, REALEST, RELEASE, RELEETS, RESTEEL, STEALER, SWEATER, SWEETER, WASTREL, WELTERS, WRESTLE 104
13 SSRIOONUE NEUROSIS 105 – 76 EROSIONS RESINOUS, ROSINOUS 112
14 75 25 100 50 5 3 → 279 279
(100 − 5 − 50 ÷ 25) × 3
115 – 86 279
(100 − 5 − 50 ÷ 25) × 3


122
15 MINYMOOCH HOMONYMIC
(1.7 seconds)
125 – 86 132


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