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Episode ZDS3
Episode ZDS3 was broadcast on 20 June 2020, as a "numberists" special of ZoomDown.
The show featured two 9 round semi-finals in a special numbers showdown followed by a 15 round final.
The semi-final games 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 James Rowan and Fiona Titcombe.
The formats chosen for the variants were:
- SF1: Nasty, Spoilage, Duckdown, Hyper Nasty
- SF2: Hyper, Hyper Nasty, Nasty, Hyper
- Final: Hyper, Duckdown, Nasty, Nasty, Nasty, Duckdown
Semi-final 1
Tim Down played Matthew Tassier, with Tim Down winning 67 – 57.
| Rnd | Selection | Tim Down | Score | Matthew Tassier | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 4 8 → 428 | 428
(50 + 4) × 8 − 100 ÷ 25 |
10 – 10 | 428
50 × 8 + 25 + 4 × 75 ÷ 100 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 2 5 6 7 6 9 → 254 | 254
6 × 7 × 6 + 2 |
20 – 20 | 254
(5 − 6 ÷ 6 ) × 7 × 9 + 2 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 4 9 → 744 |
744
62 × 12 |
30 – 30 | 744
62 × 12 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 50 8 6 7 8 5 → 933 | 935
(8 + 6 + 5) × 50 − 8 − 7 |
37 – 37 | 935
(8 + 6 + 5) × 50 − 8 − 7 |
Best: 932 = (8 + 8 + 5) × 7 × 6 + 50 |
37 |
| 5 | 75 50 25 4 9 5 → 694 | 694
9 × 75 + 25 − (50 ÷ 5 − 4) |
47 – 37 | 695 |
|
37 |
| 6 | Spoilage 876 603 545 444 8 7 1 → 2574 |
2577 ☓ | 47 – 37 | − |
Best: 2574 = (876 − 545) × 8 − 444 ÷ (7 − 1) |
57 |
| 7 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 5 3 4 → 1496 |
1496
3 × 5 × 100 − 4 |
57 – 47 | 1496
(25 + 5) × 50 − 4 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Hyper Nasty 137 87 6 9 1 3 10 8 → 4092 |
− | 57 – 57 | 4092
3 × 10 × 137 − 9 − 8 − 1 |
|
77 |
| 9 | 27 × (64 × 11 − 2) ÷ 13 → (1458) | 1458 (10 seconds) |
67 – 57 |
|
87 |
Semi-final 2
Elliott Mellor played Tom Cappleman, with Elliott Mellor winning 90 – 50.
| Rnd | Selection | Elliott Mellor | Score | Tom Cappleman | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 7 5 8 10 2 → 843 | 843
(25 × 7 − 8) × 5 + (10 − 2) |
10 – 0 | 842 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 9 7 → 472 | 472
(75 + 50 − 7) × 100 ÷ 25 |
20 – 0 | 472 ☓ |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper 100 25 2 3 7 10 9 6 → 3664 |
3664
(100 × 9 + 10 + 6) × (25 + 3) ÷ 7 |
30 – 10 | 3664
(100 × 9 + 25 − 7 − 2) × (10 − 6) |
|
30 |
| 4 | 2 6 1 8 7 4 → 419 | 419
(8 + 2) × 6 × 7 − 1 |
40 – 20 | 419
(8 + 2) × 6 × 7 − 1 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 75 25 1 4 2 5 → 794 | 794
(75 × 5 + 25 − (4 − 1)) × 2 |
50 – 30 | 794
(75 × 5 + 25 − (4 − 1)) × 2 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Hyper Nasty 87 62 12 10 5 7 9 9 → 6115 |
6115
(62 + 9) × 87 − (5 × 10 + 12) |
60 – 30 | 6115 ☓ |
|
60 |
| 7 | Nasty 12 10 9 9 3 4 → 782 |
782
(9 × 9 − 4) × 10 + 12 |
70 – 40 | 782
(9 × 9 − 4) × 10 + 12 |
|
70 |
| 8 | Hyper 200 150 100 75 50 25 4 9 → 9999 |
9999
200 × 50 − (4 − 75 ÷ 25) |
80 – 50 | 9999
200 × 50 − (100 − 75) ÷ 25 |
|
80 |
| 9 | 39 × 39 − 7 × 7 + 17 × 17 → (1761) | 1761 (7.5 seconds) |
90 – 50 |
|
90 |
Final
Elliott Mellor played Tim Down, with Elliott Mellor winning 144 – 97.
| Rnd | Selection | Elliott Mellor | Score | Tim Down | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 4 1 8 5 9 → 111 | 111
(5 + 5) × 8 ÷ 4 + 1 |
10 – 10 | 111
(5 + 5) × 8 ÷ 4 + 1 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 4 2 → 327 | 327
4 × 75 + 25 + 2 |
20 – 20 | 327
4 × 75 + 25 + 2 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper 6 6 4 5 7 9 4 8 → 5091 |
5091
(9 × 8 × 7 + 6) × (6 + 4) − (5 + 4) |
30 – 20 | 5089 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 100 50 25 10 10 2 → 522 | 522
(25 × 10 + 10) × 100 ÷ 50 + 2 |
40 – 20 | 523 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 50 25 3 1 6 3 → 341 | 341
(6 + 1) × 50 − (3 × 3) |
50 – 30 | 341
(50 + 3) × 6 + 25 − (3 − 1) |
|
50 |
| 6 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 5 4 5 → 1373 |
1374
(50 + 5) × 25 − (5 − 4) |
57 – 30 | 1375 |
Best: 1373 = (75 − 5 × 4) × 25 − 100 ÷ 50 |
60 |
| 7 | 50 9 8 10 5 7 → 692 | 692
(9 + 5) × 50 − 8 |
67 – 40 | 692
(9 + 5) × 50 − 8 |
|
70 |
| 8 | 100 75 50 25 10 4 → 237 | 692
(50 + 10) × 4 − 75 ÷ 25 |
77 – 50 | 692
((50 + 10) × 100 − 75) ÷ 25 |
|
80 |
| 9 | Nasty 37 5 2 7 10 2 → 886 |
886
(2 × 7 + 10) × 37 − 2 |
87 – 60 | 886
(7 + 5) × 2 × 37 − 2 |
|
90 |
| 10 | 100 75 50 5 9 7 → 439 | 439
7 × 75 − 100 + 9 + 5 |
97 – 70 | 439
7 × 50 + 75 + 9 + 5 |
|
100 |
| 11 | 100 75 7 5 1 8 → 347 | 347
(75 − 7) × 5 + (8 − 1) |
107 – 80 | 347
(75 − 7) × 5 + (8 − 1) |
|
110 |
| 12 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 9 5 → 977 |
978
87 × 12 − 62 − (9 − 5) |
114 – 87 | 978
(62 + 37) × 9 + 87 |
Best: 977 = 87 × 12 − 62 − 5 |
120 |
| 13 | Nasty 37 7 3 2 9 9 → 584 |
584
(9 + 7) × 37 (9 + 2 − 3) |
124 – 87 | 583 |
|
130 |
| 14 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 4 5 1 → 183 |
183
100 + 75 + 4 × 50 ÷ 25 |
134 – 97 | 183
(100 × 50 + 75) ÷ 25 − 5 × 4 |
|
140 |
| 15 | 7 × 6 × 4 × (19 × 28 − 3) ÷ 23 → (3864) | 3864 (13 seconds) |
144 – 97 |
|
150 |
