Episode ZDS5

Episode ZDS5 was broadcast on 7 January 2021, as the first half of the round of 16 of the GoatZdown specials of ZoomDown.

Rounds were played to Goatdown rules, meaning contestants were able to pick the final letter specifically.

The assistants were Fiona Titcombe and Fred Whibley.

Game 1, Part 1

Mills disconnected after Round 1, meaning the game was paused.

Rnd	Selection	Tom Carey	Score	Tracey Mills	Others	Max.
1	SITOMAGIN	MITOSING	0 – 18	ATOMISING		18

Jack Hurst played Dan McColm, with Jack Hurst winning 57 – 43.

Rnd	Selection	Jack Hurst	Score	Dan McColm	Others	Max.
1	QSDAIEOIU	SEQUOIA	7 – 7	SEQUOIA		7
2	VRREIONIT	INVERTOR	15 – 7	INVERT	INTERIOR	15
3	TRLEAUIDN	UITLANDER	33 – 25	UITLANDER		33
4	VSZOAETIR	VOTARIES	41 – 33	VOTARIES		41
5	PWLEEASOC	ESCALOPE	49 – 33	alopesce ☓	OPALESCE	49
6	WSTEEUHAR	WREATHES	57 – 41	WEATHERS		57
7	HNSEIOMBO	bonhomies ☓	57 – 41	bonhomies ☓	BONHOMIE	65
8	NLMAIENEI	melanine ☓	57 – 49	MAINLINE	NEMALINE	73
9	SEEVARDY(D)	adversary ☓ (1.5 seconds)	57 – 49	deservery ☓ (28 seconds)	ADVERSELY	83

Tom Carey resumed against Tracey Mills, with Tom Carey winning 70 – 65.

Both contestants buzzed simultaneously on the first conundrum, thus resulting in it being thrown out.

Rnd	Selection	Tom Carey	Score	Tracey Mills	Others	Max.
2	TTVAEIPER	PRIVATE	7 – 25	PRIVATE	EVIRATE, ITERATE, PARTITE, PEATIER, PETTIER	25
3	LASENIWOT	TOWLINES	15 – 33	TOENAILS	ALNOITES	33
4	TXSOAOCUS	COASTS	21 – 39	COASTS	ASCOTS, COSTUS, COUTAS, SCOOTS, SCOUTS	39
5	MEDARELOS	ROSEMALED	39 – 57	ROSEMALED		57
6	RWTIEASPS	WIRETAPS	47 – 65	WIRETAPS	PASTRIES, PIASTRES, PIRATESS, RASPIEST, RASPITES, STARWISE, TRAIPSES, WAITRESS	65
7	MOQEJAFUR	AJOURE	53 – 65	FORUM	FEMORA, FORMAE, MARQUE	71
8	TVZAEIHAS	AVIATES	60 – 65	SHAVE	HAZIEST	78
—	CURRYGAS(O)		–		SURROGACY
9	SHEEPURR(O)	SUPERHERO (2.5 seconds)	70 – 65			88

Andy Platt played David Barnard, with David Barnard winning 69 – 56.

Rnd	Selection	Andy Platt	Score	David Barnard	Others	Max.
1	NRBEUERMS	NUMBERS	0 – 18	RENUMBERS	NUMBERERS	18
2	CWRIIAWUS	WARS	0 – 23	AURIC	CRAWS, SCAUR, WAURS	23
3	LTTUAEKTN	TALENT	6 – 29	TATTLE	ANKLET, ATTUNE, AUKLET, ELUANT, LATENT, LATTEN, LUNATE, NUTATE, NUTLET, TAUTEN*	29
4	FCFOIEASR	OFFICERS	14 – 37	OFFICERS	AFFORCES	37
5	MTZOIEVRS	VOMITERS	22 – 45	VOMITERS	REVOMITS	45
6	HSSEAIDTP	SHADIEST	30 – 53	PISSHEAD	PITHEADS	53
7	TNMEAEXOS	AXONEMES	38 – 61	AXONEMES		61
8	LDNIOEMAQ	MELANOID	46 – 69	MELANOID	MALENOID	69
9	LEXSAUCE(B)	EXCUSABLE (7 seconds)	56 – 69			79

Ollie Garner played Josh Hurst, with Ollie Garner winning 75 – 72.

Rnd	Selection	Ollie Garner	Score	Josh Hurst	Others	Max.
1	DNKIIATUO	AUDITION	8 – 8	AUDITION		8
2	JRNEEAFIO	REJOIN	8 – 15	AERONEF		15
3	BSLOIEOST	OSTIOLES	16 – 23	STOOLIES	BOOTLESS	23
4	MSREEIWAL	EMAILERS	24 – 31	MEASLIER		31
5	BTGAEISOL	OBLIGATES	42 – 49	OBLIGATES		49
6	VNLOEIUAI	OLIVINE	49 – 56	OLIVINE	NIAOULI, OVULINE, UNALIVE	56
7	ZRMEAINEO	ROMANIZE	57 – 64	ROMANIZE	ARMOZEEN, ARMOZINE	64
8	PTHAEINDO	ANTIPODE	65 – 72	ANTIPODE	DIAPHONE, PHONATED	72
9	KOALABUT(W)	WALKABOUT (5 seconds)	75 – 72			82