Episode ZD128

Episode ZD128 was broadcast on 3 March 2022, and was the third and fourth preliminaries of ZoomDown Championship of Champions.

Game 1

Callum Todd played Jack Worsley, with Jack Worsley winning 129 – 104. The Dictionary Corner guests were Graeme Cole and Harry Savage, and the lexicographer was Stephen Read, with Tom Carey operating the technical aspects.

Rnd	Selection	Callum Todd	Score	Jack Worsley	Others	Max.
1	AFDTGAIAT	TAGATI	6 – 6	TAGATI		6
2	LOCANESTI	SECTIONAL	24 – 24	COASTLINE		24
3	100 50 75 8 10 6 → 520	520 ((75 + 6) × 50 + 100 + 10) ÷ 8	34 – 34	520 (50 + 8 − 6) × 10		34
4	OEOWDVNSM	WOODSMEN	42 – 42	WOODSMEN		42
5	IDSNJIETR	NITRIDES	50 – 50	NITRIDES	DISINTER	50
6	50 100 75 25 7 4 → 969	968 (25 − 4) × 50 − 75 − 7	57 – 50	—	AL: 969 = (75 − 4) × 7 × 100 ÷ 50 − 25	60
7	ALXNMEEAE	melanae ☓	57 – 57	MELAENA		67
8	ROSILAYES	ROYALISES	75 – 75	ROYALISES		85
9	25 75 10 2 5 6 → 831	831 75 × 10 + (5 − 2) × 25 + 6	85 – 85	831 75 × 10 + (5 − 2) × 25 + 6		95
10	FIRUDOKUG	GOURD	90 – 90	GOURD	DORGI, FIORD, GUIDO, GUIRO, OKRUG	100
11	URRVSAEEC	recarves ☓	90 – 98	VERRUCAS	RECURVES, VERRUCAE	108
12	IEOMRGWMD	RIMMED	96 – 104	WEIRDO	DEWORM, DIMMER, GIMMER, GRIMED, MEGRIM, MEMOIR, MOIDER, MOIRED, MORGED, MOWDIE, WIDGER, WORDIE, WORMED	114
13	ENPRSEAIG	SPEARING	104 – 112	SPEARING	NAGEIRES, NAGIERES, PERIGEAN, PIERAGES, SPREEING	122
14	50 25 100 75 5 8 → 912	—	104 – 119	913 (100 + 5) × 8 + 75 − 50 ÷ 25	RM: 912 = (50 × 100 − 25) ÷ 5 − 75 − 8	132
15	BORISNOSE		104 – 129	BIOSENSOR (2.7 seconds)		142

Graeme Cole played Harry Savage, with Harry Savage winning 105 – 104. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jack Worsley, and the lexicographer was Stephen Read, with Tom Carey operating the technical aspects.

Rnd	Selection	Graeme Cole	Score	Harry Savage	Others	Max.
1	KLLAEUGEC	LEAGUE	6 – 6	LEAGUE	ALLEGE, CALLEE, CELLAE, ULLAGE	6
2	TSDNEAEAG	STANDEE	13 – 13	NEGATES	ENDGATES	14
3	4 1 1 3 4 6 → 679	576	13 – 13	576	Best: 576 = (1 + 1) × 3 × 4 × 4 × 6	14
4	TRHRIOEAN	THORNIER	21 – 21	ANTERIOR	RHETORIAN	32
5	RMTIOATES	MATTERS	21 – 39	ESTIMATOR		50
6	100 10 2 4 3 7 → 430	430 4 × 100 + 3 × 10	31 – 49	430 4 × 100 + 3 × 10		60
7	NSDAEINNR	NANNIES	38 – 56	RANINES	NANDINES	68
8	FDTSIEEOP	POETISED	46 – 64	POETISED		76
9	4 7 8 3 8 5 → 564	564 7 × 8 × (8 + 5 − 3) + 4	56 – 64	566		86
10	ZGSNAEUIW	GUINEAS	63 – 71	GUINEAS	AGNIZES	93
11	VRJOOEMDV	VROOMED	70 – 71	MOORED		100
12	SLDTEIOAT	TOTALISED	88 – 89	TOTALISED	DATOLITES	118
13	MXREIIMDU	RIMMED	94 – 95	RIMMED	IMMURED	125
14	25 3 2 4 10 10 → 143	143 (4 + 2) × 25 − (10 − 3)	104 – 105	143 (10 + 4) × 10 + 3		135
15	ITSINRACK	rainstick ☓ (16.9 seconds)	104 – 105		TRAINSICK	145