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Episode ZD111
From Countdown
Episode ZD111 was broadcast on 2 November 2021, as part of ZoomDown Series 4.
Game 1
Gabriel Thallon played Wesley Barton, with Gabriel Thallon winning 107 – 88. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ben Hocking, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong.
| Rnd | Selection | Gabriel Thallon | Score | Wesley Barton | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LILIMAGNA | MAILING | 7 – 7 | MAILING | IMAGINAL | 8 |
| 2 | FRPIEODOL | POODLER | 14 – 14 | LOOPIER | PROFILED | 16 |
| 3 | 100 25 10 9 4 8 → 699 | 699
(100 × 8) - (25 × 4) - (10 - 9) |
24 – 24 | 699
(100 × 8) - (25 × 4) + 9 - 10 |
|
26 |
| 4 | SCGIIUECT | CUTIES | 30 – 30 | CUTIES | CITIES, CUEIST, ICIEST | 32 |
| 5 | SURENENAV | ENSNARE | 37 – 30 | unverse ☓ | UNNERVES | 40 |
| 6 | 5 1 4 8 10 2 → 613 | 612
(((8 + 4) × 5) + 1) × 10 + 2 |
44 – 30 | 613 ☓ |
GA: 613 = ((10 × 2) - 1) × 8 × 4 + 5 |
50 |
| 7 | REDOTEROM | REMOOTED | 52 – 30 | MOTORED | ODOMETER, REMOORED, TREMORED | 58 |
| 8 | RNAOSAETY | AERONATS | 60 – 38 | AERONATS | 66 | |
| 9 | 50 75 7 2 1 8 → 836 | 834
(75 + 50 - 8 + 2) × 7 + 1 |
67 – 38 | — |
PA: 836 = (75 + 1) × (7 + (8 / 2)) |
76 |
| 10 | SMGIAOREL | GLAMORISE | 85 – 56 | GLAMORISE | 94 | |
| 11 | CEVURITDZ | crudite ☓ | 85 – 56 | curvite ☓ | VERDICT, VIRTUED | 101 |
| 12 | TNTEAEDAS | STANDEE | 92 – 63 | ATTENDS | ANTEDATES | 119 |
| 13 | QAHESENAJ | JEANS | 97 – 68 | JEANS | ASHEN, HAJES, QENAS, SHEEN | 124 |
| 14 | 75 25 50 100 6 1 → 999 | 999
(100 + 50) × 6 + 75 + 25 - 1 |
107 – 78 | 999
(100 + 50) × 6 + 75 + 25 - 1 |
|
134 |
| 15 | IDRATEWES | 107 – 88 | WATERSIDE
(2.5 seconds) |
144 |
Game 2
Gabriel Thallon played Ben Hocking, with Gabriel Thallon winning 96 – 86. The Dictionary Corner guest was Wesley Barton, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong.
| Rnd | Selection | Gabriel Thallon | Score | Ben Hocking | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TITOLOJTA | TOTAL | 5 – 5 | TOTAL | TATTOO | 6 |
| 2 | SPQEAEVAS | PAVES | 10 – 10 | SAVES | PAVASES | 13 |
| 3 | 50 75 10 1 2 2 → 630 | 636 | 10 – 20 | 630
(75 + 50 + 1) × (10 / 2) |
|
23 |
| 4 | YMDAIEBPL | IMPALED | 17 – 27 | IMPALED | BEADILY, BIPEDAL, IMPLEAD, PELAMID, PELAMYD, PIEBALD | 30 |
| 5 | BORESERAS | BEARERS | 24 – 27 | brasser ☓ | AEROBES, BAERSES, BEARESS, ERASERS, REAROSE, REBASES, REBORES, RESORBS, SOARERS, SOBERER | 37 |
| 6 | 75 3 2 7 4 9 → 508 | 508 ☓ | 24 – 37 | 508
(75 - 2) × 7 - 3 |
|
47 |
| 7 | FESASARED | FEARED | 30 – 37 | seafared ☓ | AFEARED, RESEDAS | 54 |
| 8 | WDREAEGOG | WORDAGE | 37 – 44 | DOWAGER | OARWEED, RAGWEED, WAGERED | 61 |
| 9 | 25 50 4 9 2 3 → 970 | 970
(50 + 25) × (9 + 4) - (3 + 2) |
47 – 44 | 970 ☓ |
|
71 |
| 10 | RNZIOULEN | NOUNIZE | 54 – 44 | NEURON | ONLINER, REUNION, UNIONER | 78 |
| 11 | TINERISOU | ROUTINISE | 72 – 62 | ROUTINISE | 96 | |
| 12 | LNCIIEAND | INCLINED | 80 – 70 | INCLINED | 104 | |
| 13 | HOMIMEKIS | HOMIES | 86 – 76 | HOMIES | MIKOSHI, MOKIHIS | 111 |
| 14 | 50 10 2 3 7 2 → 512 | 512
50 × 10 + 7 + 3 + 2 |
96 – 86 | 512
(50 × 10) + (7 × 2) - 2 |
|
121 |
| 15 | BENHASTUD | 96 – 86 | beasthund ☓
(29.6 seconds) |
SUNBATHED | 131 |
