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Episode ZDS4
Episode ZDS4 was broadcast on 4 January 2021, as the first half of the round of 16 of ZoomDown Numberists 2.
The show featured four 9 round games in a special numbers showdown: four normal numbers games, four variant numbers games, and an "arithnundrum".
The assistants were George Armstrong, Tom Carey, and Fiona Titcombe.
The variants selected are shown in the game recaps.
Contents
Game 1
Tom Cappleman played Sam Cappleman-Lynes, with Sam Cappleman-Lynes winning 80 – 70.
| Rnd | Selection | Tom Cappleman | Score | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 9 8 → 599 | 599
(75 − 8) × 9 − 100 ÷ 25 |
10 – 10 | 599
(75 − 8) × 9 − 100 ÷ 25 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 25 7 9 3 → 941 | 941
(100 − 3) × 9 + 75 − 7 |
20 – 20 | 941
(100 + 7) × 9 + 3 − 25 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper 200 150 100 75 50 25 8 7 → 9487 |
9487
200 × 50 − 75 × 7 + 100 ÷ 25 + 8 |
30 – 20 | 9490 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 6 6 4 10 8 10 → 702 | 704 | 30 – 30 | 702
((10 + 8) × 10 − 6) × 4 + 6 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 75 50 25 3 3 7 → 476 | 476
75 × 7 − 50 + 3 ÷ 3 |
40 – 40 | 476
75 × 7 − 50 + 3 ÷ 3 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Nasty 87 37 12 6 9 7 → 645 |
645
87 × 7 + (9 − 6) × 12 |
50 – 50 | 645
(12 × 7 + 9) × 6 + 87 |
|
60 |
| 7 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 7 2 4 → 1579 |
1579
75 × (25 − 2 − 100 ÷ 50) + 4 |
60 – 60 | 1579
(100 × 2 + 25) × 7 + 4 |
|
70 |
| 8 | Hyper Nasty 137 87 9 6 2 4 3 10 → 7876 |
7876
(87 × 9 + 4) × 10 + 6 |
70 – 70 | 7876
(87 × 10 + 6) × 9 − 2 × 4 |
|
80 |
| 9 | (7 × 8 × 45 + 5) ÷ 25 → (101) | 70 – 80 | 101 (11 seconds) |
|
90 |
Game 2
Bradley Horrocks played Bob Ryan, with Bradley Horrocks winning 84 – 10.
| Rnd | Selection | Bradley Horrocks | Score | Bob Ryan | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 50 2 9 9 7 → 446 | 446
50 × 9 − (9 − 7) × 2 |
10 – 0 | 445 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 4 3 → 366 | 366
(75 + 100 ÷ 25) × 4 + 50 |
20 – 0 | 367 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper 100 25 3 4 5 8 2 4 → 8980 |
8980
((25 − 3) × 4 + 2) × 100 − 5 × 4 |
30 – 0 | 8980 ☓ |
|
30 |
| 4 | 10 6 1 4 8 2 → 766 | 767
(10 + 4 + 2) × 6 × 8 − 1 |
37 – 0 | 767 ☓ |
|
37 |
| 5 | 100 75 50 25 6 7 → 154 | 154
(75 × 50 + 100) ÷ 25 |
47 – 10 | 154
7 − 75 ÷ 25 + 100 + 50 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 3 1 9 → 1777 |
1777
(100 + 75 + 25 + 3) × 9 − 50 |
57 – 10 | 1778 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Nasty 87 8 10 2 2 10 → 786 |
786
(10 × 10 − 2) × 8 + 2 |
67 – 10 | 785 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 9 6 → 724 |
723
87 × 9 − 62 + 12 ÷ 6 |
74 – 10 | 723 ☓ |
CT: 724 = (87 + 37 + 9) × 6 − 62 − 12 |
77 |
| 9 | (11 × 7 × 5 × 4 − 4) ÷ 6 → (256) | 256 (8.5 seconds) |
84 – 10 |
|
87 |
Game 3
Peter Clarke played Matthew Tassier, with Matthew Tassier winning 57 – 47.
| Rnd | Selection | Peter Clarke | Score | Matthew Tassier | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 5 6 → 632 | 632
(100 + 5) × 6 + 50 ÷ 25 |
10 – 0 | 631 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 2 2 3 6 4 5 → 449 | 450
((2 + 6) × 4 − 2) × 5 × 3 |
17 – 7 | 450
(4 × 6 × 2 − 3) × 5 × 2 |
|
17 |
| 3 | Nasty 87 62 3 10 1 4 → 849 |
849
87 × 10 − (62 + 1) ÷ 3 |
27 – 17 | 849
(87 + 4) × 10 − 62 + 1 |
|
27 |
| 4 | 100 75 50 25 7 10 → 449 | 449
(75 − 10) × 7 − (100 + 50) ÷ 25 |
37 – 17 | 450 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 75 50 25 8 3 9 → 614 | 614
75 × 8 + 50 ÷ 25 + 9 + 3 |
47 – 27 | 614
(75 − 50) × 25 − 8 − 3 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Spoilage 619 364 332 176 4 10 8 → 8629 |
— | 47 – 27 | 8625 ☓ |
TC: 8629 = ((176 + 10) × 364 + 332 × 4) ÷ 8 |
57 |
| 7 | Duckdown 100 50 25 4 3 2 5 → 1618 |
1616 | 47 – 37 | 1618
(100 − 5 − 3) × 4 + 50 × 25 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Hyper Nasty 187 37 4 8 9 5 2 6 → 3791 |
— | 47 – 47 | 3791
5 × 4 × 187 + 37 + 6 + 8 |
|
77 |
| 9 | √(172 + 142 − 1) → (22) | 47 – 57 | 22 (12 seconds) |
|
87 |
Game 4
Elizabeth Beer played Tim Down, with Tim Down winning 60 – 40.
| Rnd | Selection | Elizabeth Beer | Score | Tim Down | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 8 2 9 5 3 → 915 | 915
9 × 2 × 50 + 5 × 3 |
10 – 10 | 915
9 × 2 × 50 + 5 × 3 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 6 8 → 487 | 488 | 10 – 20 | 487
(100 ÷ 50 + 75) × 6 + 25 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper Nasty 187 62 37 4 9 2 2 9 → 2902 |
2902
(37 + 9 + 4) × 62 − 187 − 9 − 2 |
20 – 20 | 2896 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 9 10 9 3 8 8 → 757 | 757 ☓ | 20 – 30 | 757
(9 × 8 + 8 + 3) × 9 + 10 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 5 2 9 10 8 10 → 403 | 403
5 × 10 × 2 + 2 + 10 − 9 |
30 – 40 | 403
5 × 10 × 2 + 2 + 10 − 9 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 3 9 5 → 1471 |
1472 | 30 – 50 | 1471
50 × 25 + 3 × 75 − 9 + 5 |
|
60 |
| 7 | Hyper 25 50 2 1 3 9 1 7 → 5749 |
5749
((3 + 2) × 5 − 9 − 1) × 50 − 1 |
40 – 60 | 5749
((7 + 3) × 9 + 25) × 50 − 1 |
|
70 |
| 8 | Nasty 37 9 3 6 9 6 → 821 |
— | 40 – 60 | 820 ☓ |
TC: 821 = (6 × 9 + 37) × 9 + 6 ÷ 3 |
80 |
| 9 | ((50 × 100 + 25) ÷ 75 + 4 × 11) ÷ 3 → (37) | 40 – 60 |
|
90 |
