Episode ZD130
From Countdown
Episode ZD130 was broadcast on 10 March 2022, and was the seventh and eighth preliminaries of ZoomDown Championship of Champions.
Game 1
Tom Cappleman played Johnny Canuck, with Tom Cappleman winning 104 – 100. The Dictionary Corner guests were Conor Travers and Ronan Higginson, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong, with Tom Carey operating the technical aspects.
| Rnd | Selection | Tom Cappleman | Score | Johnny Canuck | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNAMEXLA | MANUALS | 7 – 7 | MANUALS | ALUMENS, ALUMNAE, AMENSAL, ASEXUAL | 7 |
| 2 | TJUEVRESN | VENTURES | 15 – 15 | VENTURES | 15 | |
| 3 | 25 100 75 50 5 1 → 351 | 351
75 × 5 − 25 + 1 |
25 – 25 | 351
75 × 5 − 25 + 100 ÷ 50 − 1 |
|
25 |
| 4 | AAEPDKRET | PARAKEET | 33 – 25 | PARKADE | 33 | |
| 5 | GUNOTESTH | TOUGHENS | 41 – 33 | TOUGHEST | 41 | |
| 6 | 25 9 1 5 7 3 → 426 | 426
(9 + 5 + 3) × 25 + 1 |
51 – 43 | 426
(9 + 5 + 3) × 25 + 1 |
|
51 |
| 7 | QIBODATBA | BIODATA | 58 – 50 | BIODATA | 58 | |
| 8 | ZAIEWRRUN | WARIER | 64 – 50 | unwarier ☓ | RAINER, RAWNER, RUINER, WARNER, WARREN, ZANIER | 64 |
| 9 | 100 75 25 50 9 5 → 255 | 255
25 × 9 + 75 − 50 + 5 |
74 – 60 | 255
100 + 75 + 25 + 50 + 5 |
|
74 |
| 10 | TLEIOCWNA | NOETICAL | 82 – 60 | COALITE | 82 | |
| 11 | DEMOCUSAT | COSTUMED | 90 – 68 | COSTUMED | CUSTOMED | 90 |
| 12 | NLRFEOICT | inflector ☓ | 90 – 76 | FLECTION | INFECTOR | 98 |
| 13 | GODAVASES | SAVAGES | 97 – 83 | SAVAGES | DOSAGES, GASEOSA, SAVAGED | 105 |
| 14 | 10 7 4 1 2 7 → 883 | 882
(7 + 4) × (7 + 1) × 10 + 2 |
104 – 90 | 882
7 × 7 × 2 × (10 − 1) |
PA: 883 = (4 × 2 + 10) × 7 × 7 + 1 |
115 |
| 15 | TORCHPOEM | 104 – 100 | ECTOMORPH
(2.9 seconds) |
125 |
Game 2
Conor Travers played Ronan Higginson, with Conor Travers winning 125 – 86. The Dictionary Corner guests were Tom Cappleman and Johnny Canuck, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong, with Tom Carey operating the technical aspects.
| Rnd | Selection | Conor Travers | Score | Ronan Higginson | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHNEOADTR | NORRATED | 8 – 8 | NORRATED | 8 | |
| 2 | AEIRSTMEN | MATERNISE | 26 – 26 | MERTENSIA | ARMENITES | 26 |
| 3 | 50 4 3 9 6 2 → 312 | 312
(50 + 2) × 6 |
36 – 36 | 312
(50 + 2) × 6 |
|
36 |
| 4 | OEIVDJSEL | OILSEED | 43 – 36 | videoes ☓ | 43 | |
| 5 | RZLAAEWCV | CARAVEL | 50 – 36 | clawer ☓ | ACERVAL | 50 |
| 6 | 2 1 3 9 3 8 → 766 | — | 50 – 36 | 756 ☓ |
AD: 768 = (9 + 3) × (3 + 1) × 2 × 8 |
57 |
| 7 | SDDOIEQOT | OSTEOID | 57 – 36 | SOOTED | TODDIES | 64 |
| 8 | UOAFRGNID | RIGAUDON | 65 – 44 | RIGAUDON | 72 | |
| 9 | 25 5 9 2 10 1 → 443 | 443
(25 × 9 − 1) × 2 − 5 |
75 – 54 | 443
(25 × 9 − 1) × 2 − 5 |
|
82 |
| 10 | EAATXTSIE | SATIATE | 82 – 61 | SATIATE | AETATIS, AETITES | 89 |
| 11 | RLNAUOPAF | APRONFUL | 90 – 61 | FAUNAL | 97 | |
| 12 | EAERSLTEW | RELATES | 97 – 68 | SWELTER | EARLETS, REALEST, RELEASE, RELEETS, RESTEEL, STEALER, SWEATER, SWEETER, WASTREL, WELTERS, WRESTLE | 104 |
| 13 | SSRIOONUE | NEUROSIS | 105 – 76 | EROSIONS | RESINOUS, ROSINOUS | 112 |
| 14 | 75 25 100 50 5 3 → 279 | 279
(100 − 5 − 50 ÷ 25) × 3 |
115 – 86 | 279
(100 − 5 − 50 ÷ 25) × 3 |
|
122 |
| 15 | MINYMOOCH | HOMONYMIC
(1.7 seconds) |
125 – 86 | 132 |
