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Episode ZDS8
Episode ZDS8 was broadcast on 18 January 2021, as the quarter-finals 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 and Tom Carey.
The variants selected are shown in the game recaps.
Contents
First Quarter-Final
Sam Cappleman-Lynes played Bradley Horrocks, with Sam Cappleman-Lynes winning 77 – 67.
| Rnd | Selection | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Score | Bradley Horrocks | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 1 2 → 790 | 792
(100 − 1) × (75 × 2 + 50) ÷ 25 |
7 – 7 | 788
(75 × 25 + 1) ÷ 2 − 100 − 50 |
|
7 |
| 2 | 75 25 7 4 4 10 → 204 | 204
(75 − 25) × 4 + 4 |
17 – 17 | 204
(75 − 25) × 4 + 4 |
|
17 |
| 3 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 9 2 7 → 1849 |
1850 | 17 – 27 | 1849
75 × 25 − (50 + 9 − 7) ÷ 2 |
|
27 |
| 4 | 75 6 7 3 3 2 → 983 | 983
75 × (7 + 6) + 3 + 3 + 2 |
27 – 37 | 983
(75 + 7) × 2 × 6 − 3 ÷ 3 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 100 75 25 4 9 8 → 758 | 758
(75 + 8 + 4) × 9 − 25 |
37 – 47 | 758
75 × 9 + 100 + 8 − 25 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper 200 150 100 75 50 25 4 6 → 1016 |
1016
6 × 150 + 100 + (200 ÷ 50) × 4 |
47 – 57 | 1016
200 ÷ 25 × 150 ÷ 75 + (4 + 6) × 100 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Nasty 62 37 12 5 9 7 → 609 |
609
(62 − 12) × (5 + 7) + 9 |
57 – 67 | 609
(62 + 7) × 9 − 12 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Hyper Nasty 187 137 37 12 10 8 1 3 → 2572 |
2572
(187 + 137 − 1) × 8 − 12 |
67 – 67 | 2572 ☓ |
|
77 |
| 9 | (50 + 7) × 25 × 50 ÷ 75 → (950) | 950 (9 seconds) |
77 – 67 |
|
87 |
Second Quarter-Final
Matthew Tassier played Tim Down, with Matthew Tassier winning 90 – 70, in a max game.
| Rnd | Selection | Matthew Tassier | Score | Tim Down | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 3 1 10 8 2 → 438 | 438
(10 × 8 − 8 + 1) × 3 × 2 |
10 – 10 | 438
(8 × 10 − 8 + 1) × 2 × 3 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 3 6 → 906 | 906
(100 × 75 + 50) ÷ 25 × 3 |
20 – 20 | 906
100 × 75 ÷ 25 × 3 + 6 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Spoilage 972 722 638 177 3 2 9 → 6846 |
6846
9 × 722 + (177 − 3) × 2 |
30 – 30 | 6846
9 × 722 + (177 − 3) × 2 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 75 50 25 2 5 1 → 378 | 378
5 × 75 + 2 + 1 |
40 – 40 | 378
5 × 75 + 2 + 1 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 25 3 7 7 2 4 → 364 | 364
4 × 2 × 7 × 7 − 25 − 3 |
50 – 50 | 364
(3 × 2 + 7) × 7 × 4 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 10 8 6 → 1242 |
1242
50 × 25 − 8 |
60 – 60 | 1242
50 × 25 − 8 |
|
60 |
| 7 | Hyper Nasty 187 37 9 1 10 4 7 7 → 1466 |
1466
(187 × 7) + 37 + (9 + 4 − 1) × 10 |
70 – 60 | 1466 ☓ |
|
70 |
| 8 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 2 4 → 928 |
928
87 × (12 − 2) + 62 − 4 |
80 – 70 | 928
87 × 12 − (62 − 4) × 2 |
|
80 |
| 9 | 8 × 9 × 10 × 11 × 12 ÷ 18 → (5280) | 5280 (14 seconds) |
90 – 70 |
|
90 |
Third Quarter-Final
Jon O'Neill played Elliott Mellor, with Elliott Mellor winning 67 – 57.
| Rnd | Selection | Jon O'Neill | Score | Elliott Mellor | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 2 4 → 722 | 721
(75 − 50) × 25 + 100 − 4 |
7 – 7 | 723
(100 + 75) × 4 + 25 − 2 |
|
7 |
| 2 | 2 7 4 9 8 9 → 757 | 757
((7 + 2) × 9 + 4) × 9 − 8 |
17 – 17 | 757
(9 × 9 + 4) × (7 + 2) − 8 |
|
17 |
| 3 | Hyper Nasty 87 62 37 12 5 3 9 2 → 1240 |
1240 ☓ | 17 – 27 | 1240
(87 + 37) × (12 − 2) |
|
27 |
| 4 | 25 3 8 5 1 7 → 691 | 691
((8 + 1) × 25 + 7) × 3 − 5 |
27 – 37 | 691
((25 + 8) × 7 + 1) × 3 − 5 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 75 7 9 7 6 1 → 553 | 553
(75 + 9 − 6 + 1) × 7 |
37 – 47 | 553
(75 + 9 − 6 + 1) × 7 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper 4 5 7 7 5 8 3 6 → 3837 |
3836 | 37 – 57 | 3837
8 × 6 × 5 × (5 − 7 ÷ 7) × 4 − 3 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Spoilage 899 458 394 201 3 8 4 → 9409 |
9409 ☓ | 37 – 57 | — |
GA: 9409 = ((899 + 394 − 458) × 4 − 201) × 3 − 8 |
67 |
| 8 | Nasty 37 10 7 7 9 1 → 116 |
116
10 × 7 + 37 + 9 |
47 – 67 | 116
10 × 7 + 37 + 9 |
|
77 |
| 9 | √(13 × 56 + 1) × 100 ÷ 75 → (36) | 36 (14 seconds) |
57 – 67 | 26 ☓ (9 seconds) |
|
87 |
Fourth Quarter-Final
Eoin Monaghan played John Ashcroft, with John Ashcroft winning 67 – 57.
| Rnd | Selection | Eoin Monaghan | Score | John Ashcroft | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 7 1 10 3 5 → 898 | 898
100 × (10 − 1) + 5 − 7 |
10 – 10 | 898
100 × (10 − 1) − 5 + 3 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 2 6 3 7 4 9 → 732 | 732
(9 × 7 × 2 − 4) × 6 |
20 – 20 | 732
(9 × 7 × 2 − 4) × 6 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper 75 25 2 8 1 8 5 4 → 3258 |
3258
(75 − 8 − 1 − (5 − 1)) × 2 × 25 + 8 |
30 – 30 | 3258
((75 + 25) × 4 + 5) × 8 + 9 × 2 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 100 75 50 25 6 7 → 340 | 340
7 × 50 − 6 − 100 ÷ 25 |
40 – 40 | 340
7 × 50 − 6 − 100 ÷ 25 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 100 75 50 25 4 2 → 785 | 784
(100 − 50 ÷ 25) × 4 × 2 |
47 – 47 | 784
(100 − 50 ÷ 25) × 4 × 2 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper Nasty 37 1 5 2 8 5 3 7 → 9834 |
— | 47 – 57 | 9834
(8 × 5 − 2) × 7 × 37 − 3 − 5 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Hyper Nasty 137 62 6 4 2 1 3 5 → 5033 |
5033
(62 − (4 + 1) × 5) × 137 − 2 × 6 × 3 |
57 – 57 | 5038 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Spoilage 995 672 550 405 6 9 4 → 3429 |
3431 ☓ | 57 – 57 | 3434 ☓ |
TD: 3429 = (405 − 6 × 4) × 9 |
77 |
| 9 | (171 + 237 + 37 × 24) ÷ 6 → (216) | 552 ☓ (11 seconds) |
57 – 67 | 216 (22 seconds) |
|
87 |
