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Episode ZDS10
Episode ZDS8 was broadcast on 18 January 2021, as the finals of ZoomDown Numberists 2.
The semi finals featured four normal numbers games, four variant numbers games, and an "arithnundrum". The final featured eight normal numbers games, six variant numbers games, and an "arithnundrum".
The assistants were George Armstrong and Fiona Titcombe.
The variants selected are shown in the game recaps.
First Semi-Final
Sam Cappleman-Lynes played Matthew Tassier, with Matthew Tassier winning 65 – 50.
Rnd | Selection | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Score | Matthew Tassier | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 100 75 50 25 1 5 → 155 | 155
(75 × 50 + 100) ÷ 25 + 1 |
10 – 10 | 155
(75 × 50 + 100) ÷ 25 + 1 |
|
10 |
2 | 3 7 8 10 1 4 → 130 | 130
(8 + 4 + 1) × 10 |
20 – 20 | 130
(8 + 4 + 1) × 10 |
|
20 |
3 | Nasty 87 62 12 9 4 6 → 526 |
526
6 × 87 + 4 |
30 – 30 | 526
6 × 87 + 4 |
|
30 |
4 | 75 10 5 2 6 4 → 435 | 435
6 × 75 − 10 − 5 |
40 – 40 | 435
6 × 75 − 10 − 5 |
|
40 |
5 | 100 75 25 2 5 4 → 611 | 611
(100 + 25 − 2) × 5 − 4 |
50 – 50 | 611
(100 − 75) × 25 − 5 × 2 − 4 |
|
50 |
6 | Spoilage 861 652 544 136 4 7 2 → 9907 |
— | 50 – 55 | 9915
(861 + 544 − 4 × 2) × 7 + 136 |
EM: 9907 = (861 + 544) × 7 + 136 ÷ 2 + 4 |
60 |
7 | Duckdown 3 1 7 5 5 1 4 → 1376 |
1400 | 50 – 55 | — |
GA: 1400 Best: 1400 = (4 + 3 + 1) × 7 × 5 × 5 |
60 |
8 | Hyper Nasty 137 87 62 3 10 6 1 7 → 1154 |
1154 ☓ | 50 – 65 | 1154
(7 + 1) × 137 + 62 − (10 − 4) |
|
70 |
9 | (752 + 100) ÷ 25 × 7 → (1603) | 5635 ☓ (14 seconds) |
50 – 65 | 1589 ☓ (16 seconds) |
|
80 |
Second Semi-Final
Elliott Mellor played John Ashcroft, with Elliott Mellor winning 81 – 37.
Rnd | Selection | Elliott Mellor | Score | John Ashcroft | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 9 10 7 3 4 → 647 | 647
(10 × 9 + 3) × 7 − 4 |
10 – 10 | 647
(9 × 7 + 1) × 10 + 4 + 3 |
|
10 |
2 | 100 75 50 25 2 4 → 376 | 376
(100 − 2 × 75 ÷ 25) × 4 |
20 – 10 | 375 |
|
20 |
3 | Nasty 37 7 6 5 9 1 → 161 |
161
(37 − 9 − 5) × 7 |
30 – 20 | 161
(37 − 9 − 5) × 7 |
|
30 |
4 | 3 10 1 1 6 6 → 892 | 894
((6 − 1) × 3 × 10 − 1) × 6 |
37 – 27 | 894
((6 − 1) × 3 × 10 − 1) × 6 |
|
37 |
5 | 100 9 4 10 5 3 → 375 | 375
100 × (10 + 5) ÷ 4 |
47 – 37 | 375
(100 − 10) × 4 + 5 × 3 |
|
47 |
6 | Hyper Nasty 87 1 6 6 4 3 7 8 → 9627 |
9627
6 × 6 × 3 × 87 + ((8 × 4 + 1) × 7) |
57 – 37 | 9628 |
|
57 |
7 | Hyper 200 25 6 5 7 4 9 9 → 7886 |
7887
(7 × 5 + 4) × 200 + 9 × 9 + 6 |
64 – 37 | 7884 |
GA: 7886 = (200 + 25) × 7 × 5 + 6 + 4 + 9 ÷ 9 |
67 |
8 | Spoilage 738 330 303 241 10 6 1 → 9831 |
9833
(738 + 241 + 1) × 10 + 330 − 303 + 6 |
71 – 37 | — |
GA: 9831 = 738 × 10 + 303 × (6 + 1) + 330 |
77 |
9 | (37 × 23 + 21 × 16 + 1) ÷ 44 → (27) | 27 (19 seconds) |
81 – 37 |
|
87 |
Grand Final
Matthew Tassier played Elliott Mellor, with Elliott Mellor winning 131 – 94.
Rnd | Selection | Matthew Tassier | Score | Elliott Mellor | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 10 8 8 5 2 → 756 | 756 ☓ | 0 – 10 | 756
(10 × 8 + 4) × (8 ÷ 2 + 5) |
|
10 |
2 | 3 8 2 7 2 9 → 699 | 700
((8 + 3) × 9 + 2 ÷ 2) × 7 |
7 – 17 | 700
((9 − 3) × 8 + 2) × 7 × 2 |
GA: 699 = (8 × 7 × (2 + 2) + 9) × 3 |
20 |
3 | Spoilage 946 434 174 154 6 8 2 → 9882 |
9880
(8 + 2) × 946 + 434 − (174 − 154) + 6 |
14 – 24 | 9880
(8 + 2) × 946 + 434 − (174 − 154) + 6 |
GA: 9882 = (434 + 174) × 8 × 2 + 154 |
30 |
4 | 75 6 9 7 5 8 → 389 | 389
75 × 5 + 8 + 6 |
24 – 34 | 389
75 × 5 + 8 + 6 |
|
40 |
5 | 100 6 4 5 7 3 → 328 | 328
100 × 3 + 7 × 4 |
34 – 44 | 328
(100 − 6 × 3) × 4 |
|
50 |
6 | Spoilage 980 917 652 600 284 265 6 → 3787 |
3776/3798 | 34 – 44 | — |
GA: 3787 = ((652 + 600) × 917 + 980) ÷ 284 + 6 − 265 |
60 |
7 | 75 50 25 7 9 1 → 601 | 601
75 × 7 + 50 + 25 + 1 |
44 – 54 | 601
(75 + 9 + 50 ÷ 25) × 7 − 1 |
|
70 |
8 | 100 50 25 6 5 10 → 245 | 245
25 × 10 − 5 |
54 – 64 | 245
25 × 10 − 5 |
|
80 |
9 | Hyper Nasty 187 87 62 12 7 10 8 8 → 8006 |
8005 | 54 – 74 | 8006
((187 − 87) × 10 + 7) × 8 − 62 + 12 |
|
90 |
10 | 100 50 1 3 4 10 → 890 | 890
100 × (4 − 1) × 3 − 10 |
64 – 84 | 890
(100 − (4 × 3 − 1)) × 10 |
|
100 |
11 | 100 75 50 25 8 5 → 690 | 690
75 × 8 + 100 − 50 × 5 ÷ 25 |
74 – 94 | 690
((75 − 8) × 50 + 100) ÷ 5 |
|
110 |
12 | Nasty 37 1 4 6 5 9 → 966 |
966
((6 + 1) × 5 − 9) × 37 + 4 |
84 – 104 | 966
((37 + 1) × 4 + 9) × 6 |
|
120 |
13 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 7 9 → 817 |
815 | 84 – 111 | 818
(87 + 37) × 7 − 62 + 12 |
GA: 817 = 62 × 9 + 37 × 7 |
130 |
14 | Hyper Nasty 187 137 12 5 10 5 4 6 → 2712 |
2712
(187 − 6) × (10 + 5) − (12 − 5 − 4) |
94 – 121 | 2712
(137 × 5 − 5 − 12 ÷ 6) × 4 |
|
140 |
15 | 4 × 7 × 8 × 6 × 7 → (9408) | 94 – 131 | 9408 (5 seconds) |
|
150 |