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Episode ZD108
From Countdown
Episode ZD108 was broadcast on 21 October 2021 as part of ZoomDown Series 4.
Game 1
Adam Beach played Sam Prouse, with Adam Beach winning 109 – 107. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ryan Sutton, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Graeme Cole.
Rnd | Selection | Adam Beach | Score | Sam Prouse | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | XVAVDIIET | TAXIED | 6 – 0 | divit ☓ | DATIVE, VIVAED | 6 |
2 | UEENRSYSR | NURSERY | 13 – 7 | ENSURES | NURSERS, NURSEYS, SURREYS | 13 |
3 | 100 50 4 9 7 3 → 106 | 106
100 + 7 − (4 − 3) |
23 – 17 | 106
100 + 9 − 3 |
|
23 |
4 | STAAIMMES | SAMIEST | 30 – 24 | SAMIEST | IMAMATES, MISMATES | 31 |
5 | CRIECWTAI | CRITIC | 36 – 30 | WAITER | ICTERIC | 38 |
6 | 25 6 4 3 5 8 → 995 | 995
25 × (6 ÷ 3 + 8) × 4 − 5 |
46 – 40 | 995
25 × 5 × 8 − 6 + 4 − 3 |
|
48 |
7 | LPEIAGLRN | PEARLING | 54 – 48 | PILLAGER | PELLAGRIN | 66 |
8 | EAETFBJNE | BEATEN | 60 – 54 | BEATEN | FEEBATE | 73 |
9 | 100 25 50 75 10 5 → 319 | 325 | 60 – 64 | 319
75 × 5 − 50 − 10 + 100 ÷ 25 |
|
83 |
10 | HEDOTARNA | ANOTHER | 67 – 71 | THRONED | READATHON, RHODANATE | 101 |
11 | SQKOEODHE | HOOKED | 73 – 71 | dehooks ☓ | HESKED, SHOOED | 107 |
12 | AAOTRDSMU | MATADORS | 81 – 79 | MATADORS | AUTORADS | 115 |
13 | DETARULGE | REGULATED | 99 – 97 | REGULATED | 133 | |
14 | 75 7 7 4 10 6 → 311 | 311
75 × 4 + 10 + 7 − 6 |
109 – 107 | 311
75 × 4 + 10 + 7 − 6 |
|
143 |
15 | ROCKFIELD | 109 – 107 | floricked ☓
(29.1 seconds) |
FROLICKED | 153 |
Game 2
Adam Beach played Ryan Sutton, with Adam Beach winning 85 – 74. The Dictionary Corner guest was Sam Prouse, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Graeme Cole.
Rnd | Selection | Adam Beach | Score | Ryan Sutton | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LDFAESIES | DISEASE | 7 – 7 | DEFILES | FADELESS, IDEALESS | 8 |
2 | TSMREOERE | METEORS | 14 – 14 | METEORS | EMOTERS, MEESTER, MEETERS, REMEETS, REMORSE, REMOTER, REMOTES, RESTORE, RETREES, ROEMERS, STEERER, STORMER, TEEMERS, TERMERS, TERMORS, TREMORS | 15 |
3 | 75 50 4 4 9 7 → 527 | 527
50 ÷ (4 × 4 + 9) + 75 × 7 |
24 – 14 | 526 |
|
25 |
4 | NLMPAEUUI | IMPALE | 30 – 20 | IMPALE | ALUMINE, IMPANEL, MANIPLE, PLUMEAU | 32 |
5 | SXSOIRAOO | OASIS | 35 – 20 | ixoras ☓ | ARIOSOS | 39 |
6 | 9 5 3 1 2 1 → 328 | 327
(9 × (5 + 1) × 2 + 1) × 3 |
42 – 20 | 324 |
|
46 |
7 | HRRIAETDA | RADIATE | 49 – 27 | TARDIER | TRIHEDRA | 54 |
8 | QMLNAEIFB | FEMINAL | 56 – 34 | INFLAME | LIFEMAN, MINABLE | 61 |
9 | 100 25 3 7 5 10 → 260 | 260 ☓ | 56 – 44 | 260
10 × 25 + 7 + 3 |
|
71 |
10 | NVTTEAOEN | NEONATE | 63 – 44 | NOVATE | NAVETTE, OVENETT | 78 |
11 | GATOLEWNE | TANGELO | 63 – 52 | ELONGATE | 86 | |
12 | TDSTAOUVI | OUTSAT | 69 – 58 | DAVITS | AUTOIST | 93 |
13 | JRMDOOESU | MOORED | 75 – 64 | MOORED | DORMOUSE | 101 |
14 | 50 75 25 3 8 7 → 287 | 287
(75 − 7) × 3 + 50 + 25 + 8 |
85 – 64 | 283 |
|
111 |
15 | ATOPSIDNY | 85 – 74 | DYSTOPIAN
(4.6 seconds) |
121 |