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Episode ZDS2
Episode ZDS2 was broadcast on 13 June 2020, as a "numberists" special of ZoomDown.
The show featured four quarter-finals in a special numbers showdown, with the following episode being given over to semi-finals and finals.
Each game featured four normal numbers games, four variant numbers games, and an "arithnundrum".
The assistants were James Rowan and Fiona Titcombe.
The formats chosen for the variants were:
- Game 1: Duckdown, Spoilage, Hyper, Nasty
- Game 2: Duckdown, Nasty
- Game 3: Duckdown, Hyper Nasty, Nasty, Hyper
- Game 4: Duckdown, Hyper, Nasty, Hyper Nasty
Quarter-Final 1
Noel McIlvenny played Matthew Tassier, with Matthew Tassier winning 64 – 57.
| Rnd | Selection | Noel McIlvenny | Score | Matthew Tassier | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 10 7 → 319 | 319
(75 × 100 + 50) ÷ 25 + 10 + 7 |
10 – 10 | 319
((100 + 7) × 75 − 50) ÷ 25 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 7 8 9 2 3 10 → 886 | 887
(9 + 2) × 10 × 8 + 7 |
17 – 17 | 887
(9 + 2) × 10 × 8 + 7 |
Best: 886 = ((8 − 3) × 9 × 10 − 7) × 2 |
20 |
| 3 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 3 10 7 → 465 |
465
(100 − 7) × (50 ÷ 25 + 3) |
27 – 27 | 465
75 × 7 − 50 − 10 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 100 5 5 9 10 7 → 735 | 735
(100 + 5) × 7 |
37 – 37 | 735
(100 + 5) × 7 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 6 5 10 3 4 1 → 590 | 590
(3 × 4 × 5 − 1) × 10 |
47 – 47 | 590
(3 × 4 × 5 − 1) × 10 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Spoilage 601 206 476 684 7 3 9 → 7528 |
7529 ☓ | 47 – 54 | 7531
(206 + 601 + 7) × 9 + 684 − 476 − 3 |
Best: 7528 = (684 + 476) × 7 − 601 + 9 |
60 |
| 7 | Hyper 200 150 100 75 50 8 6 1 → 4449 |
− | 47 – 54 | 4449 ☓ |
Best: 4449 = 100 × 8 × 6 − (200 + 150 + 1) |
70 |
| 8 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 3 9 → 543 |
543
62 × 9 − 12 − 3 |
57 – 64 | 543
62 × 9 − 12 − 3 |
|
80 |
| 9 | 12 × 11 × (48 + 26) → (9768) | 206 ☓ (5 seconds) |
57 – 64 | 8712 ☓ (14.75 seconds) |
|
90 |
Quarter-Final 2
Ed McCullagh played Tim Down, with Tim Down winning 80 – 70.
| Rnd | Selection | Ed McCullagh | Score | Tim Down | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 7 10 6 10 8 → 337 | 337
50 × 7 − 8 − 6 + 10 ÷ 10 |
10 – 10 | 337
(50 + 10 ÷ (10 − 8)) × 6 + 7 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 10 1 → 566 | 566
(100 − 75) × 25 − 50 − 10 + 1 |
20 – 20 | 566
(100 − 75) × 25 − 50 − 10 + 1 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Duckdown 100 50 4 2 5 8 4 → 813 |
813
(100 + 4 ÷ 4) × 8 + 5 |
30 – 30 | 813
(100 + 4 ÷ 4) × 8 + 5 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 7 7 6 6 3 5 → 262 | 262
(6 × 5 + 6) × 7 + 7 + 3 |
40 – 40 | 262
7 × 6 × 6 + 7 + 3 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 5 3 10 6 7 4 → 724 | − | 40 – 50 | 724
(7 + 5) × 6 × 10 + 4 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 6 6 8 → 836 |
836
(100 + 6) × 8 − 50 ÷ 25 × 6 |
50 – 60 | 836
100 × 8 + 6 × 6 |
|
60 |
| 7 | Duckdown 25 3 10 1 8 7 2 → 657 |
657
(3 × 8 + 2) × 25 + 7 |
60 – 70 | 657
(3 × 25 − 2) × (8 + 1) |
|
70 |
| 8 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 10 6 → 915 |
915
(12 ÷ 6 + 87) × 10 + 62 − 37 |
70 – 70 | − |
|
80 |
| 9 | 13 × (110 − 39) × 50 → (46150) | 70 – 80 | 46150 (15.25 seconds) |
|
90 |
Quarter-Final 3
Elliott Mellor played Bradley Horrocks, with Elliott Mellor winning 71 – 34.
| Rnd | Selection | Elliott Mellor | Score | Bradley Horrocks | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 6 10 8 7 5 → 491 | 491
(10 + 8) × 25 + 7 × 5 + 6 |
10 – 0 | 492 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 75 50 25 8 4 5 → 873 | 871
(75 − 8) × (50 ÷ 25 × 4 + 5) |
17 – 7 | 875
(75 + 50) × (8 + 4 − 5) |
Best: 873 = (75 − 4) × (8 + 5) − 50 |
20 |
| 3 | Duckdown 75 4 7 2 8 6 3 → 672 |
672
(75 + 7 + 2) × 8 |
27 – 17 | 672
8 × 7 × 6 × 2 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 100 75 50 25 2 3 → 943 | 944
(100 × 75 ÷ 25 − 2) × 3 + 50 |
34 – 17 | 941 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 100 25 10 10 4 3 → 535 | 535
(100 − 75) × 7 + 10 |
44 – 27 | 535
(100 + 7) × (25 − 10 − 10) |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper Nasty 187 87 62 12 9 5 4 2 → 8031 |
− | 44 – 27 | 8031 ☓ |
Best: 8031 = (87 − 62 + 9 + 5 + 4) × 187 − 12 + 2 |
57 |
| 7 | Nasty 62 1 10 7 8 3 → 895 |
895
(62 − 3) × (8 + 7) + 10 |
54 – 27 | 894 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Hyper 5 9 4 5 8 4 7 3 → 7366 |
7367
((9 × 8 − 5) × 4 − 5) × 7 × 4 + 3 |
61 – 34 | 7367
(8 + 5) × (5 + 4) × 9 × 7 − 4 |
Best: 7366 = ((8 × 3 + 4) × 4 + 5) × 7 × 9 − 5 |
77 |
| 9 | (96 + 48) × 27 × 16 → (62208) | 62208 (22.25 seconds) |
71 – 34 |
|
87 |
Quarter-Final 4
Tom Cappleman played Chris Butler, with Tom Cappleman winning 67 – 60.
| Rnd | Selection | Tom Cappleman | Score | Chris Butler | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 10 9 2 1 1 → 572 | 571
((9 − 2) × 8 + 1) × 10 + 1 |
7 – 0 | 574 |
|
7 |
| 2 | 100 50 25 9 1 4 → 991 | 991
(4 + 1 × 50 ÷ 25) × 100 − 9 |
17 – 10 | 991
(25 − 4 + 1) × 50 − 100 − 9 |
|
17 |
| 3 | Duckdown 2 3 6 8 5 5 1 → 302 |
302
(5 × 5 × 6 + 1) × 2 |
27 – 20 | 302
(8 + 3 − 1) × 6 × 5 + 2 |
|
27 |
| 4 | 100 75 50 25 7 4 → 720 | 720
(100 + 75 + 7 − 50 ÷ 25) × 4 |
37 – 30 | 720
(100 + 75 + 7 − 50 ÷ 25) × 4 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 100 75 50 25 7 6 → 842 | 842
(100 + 25 + 7) × 6 + 50 |
47 – 40 | 842
(75 + 25 + 6) × 7 + 100 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper 200 150 100 75 50 25 7 2 → 2845 |
2845
100 × 25 + 200 + 150 − 7 + 2 |
57 – 40 | − |
|
57 |
| 7 | Nasty 37 2 8 9 3 5 → 128 |
128
(9 + 5 + 2) × 8 |
67 – 50 | 128
37 × 3 + 8 + 7 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Hyper Nasty 187 87 62 5 10 1 8 9 → 8278 |
− | 67 – 60 | 8278
((10 + 9) × 87 + 1) × 5 + 8 |
|
77 |
| 9 | 55 × (29 + 46) × 28 → (115500) | 12100 ☓ (8 seconds) |
67 – 60 | 18480 ☓ (28.5 seconds) |
|
87 |
