Episode ZD142

Episode ZD142 was broadcast on 19 June 2025 as part of ZoomDown Series 5.

Game 1

Michael Armstrong played Brandin Allan, with Brandin Allan winning 62 – 49. The Dictionary Corner guest was Martyn Pegram, and the lexicographer was Adam Beach, who also helped with the technical aspects.

Rnd	Selection	Michael Armstrong	Score	Brandin Allan	Others	Max.
1	GIWAKESNT	wakings ☓	0 – 5	STEAK	GAWKIEST, SWEATING, TWEAKING, WANKIEST	8
2	YPHOIALRJ	RAIL	4 – 9	RAIL	HOARILY	15
3	100 9 4 10 7 2 → 972	972 (100 × 9) + (10 × 7) + 2	14 – 19	972 (100 × 9) + (10 × 7) + 2		25
4	NFDSOIIOU	FOUND	19 – 24	SOUND	DISINFO	32
5	NEMASETNI	MANTIS	25 – 24	STEAM	MATINEES	40
6	50 75 10 1 5 6 → 485	495 ☓	25 – 24	—	Best: 485 = ((50 × 10 × 5) − 75) ÷ (6 − 1)	50
7	XEGOBUNDR	BOUNDER	32 – 31	REBOUND	BURGEON, GUERDON, UNBOXED, UNDERGO, UNROBED	57
8	SDGTEAUOB	BOUTS	37 – 36	BEATS	BOUTADES	65
9	75 6 6 3 7 7 → 241	—	37 – 36	—	Best: 485 = ((7 + 6) × 3 × 6) + 7	75
10	MLRDEAEAL	miller ☓	37 – 42	DEALER	ALARMED, EMERALD, MALLARD	82
11	TIREZUCET	CUTTER	43 – 42	TRUCE	CURETTE, EUCRITE, ZETETIC	89
12	PSVLUAISE	SLAVES	49 – 48	PULSES	AVULSES, PALSIES, PASSIVE, SUASIVE, VALISES, VISUALS	96
13	QICAPIVUH	vape ☓	49 – 52	QUIP	QUAICH	102
14	100 9 10 7 4 8 → 846	—	49 – 62	846 (100 × 8) + (9 × 4) + 10		112
15	MINGEBURN	remembering ☓ (10.1 seconds)	49 – 62		NUMBERING	122

Brandin Allan played Martyn Pegram, with Martyn Pegram winning 108 – 28. The Dictionary Corner guest was Michael Armstrong, and the lexicographer was Adam Beach, who also helped with the technical aspects.

Rnd	Selection	Brandin Allan	Score	Martyn Pegram	Others	Max.
1	RPLGIEEAI	LEAPER	6 – 6	REPEAL	EPIGEAL	7
2	VOTAMESAN	NAMES	6 – 13	NOVATES	MOVANTS, NAMASTE, SAVANTE, SMETANA	14
3	50 6 5 1 10 2 → 390	390 (50 − (5 × 2) − 1) × 10	16 – 23	390 ((6 + 2) × 50) − 10		24
4	TIMERADRE	RETIMED	16 – 31	DREAMIER	DIAMETER, DIATREME	32
5	GIMASIXLO	MAILS	21 – 36	MAILS	GLIOMAS	39
6	100 25 50 4 3 2 → 343	342	21 – 46	343 ((50 + 25 + 4 + 2) × 3) + 100		49
7	RIMOGENGA	griming ☓	21 – 53	ROAMING	GEARING, MANGIER, MEGARON, MERGING, MOANIER, MORAINE, MORINGA, REAMING, ROGAINE, ROMAINE	56
8	RESOTAPRE	PARTERS	21 – 61	OPERATES	PERORATES	74
9	75 6 8 6 2 1 → 260	—	21 – 71	260 ((6 − 2) × 4) − ((6 − 1) × 8)		84
10	NIBUNASDU	SAND	21 – 77	UNSAID	INDUNAS, UNBINDS	91
11	REDOWETWO	wooder ☓	21 – 84	TOWERED		98
12	CISOTEDRO	SCOOTER	28 – 91	SCOOTER	COORIED, COORIES, COOTERS, COOTIES, CORDITE, COTISED, CREDITS, DIRECTS, DOCTORS, EDITORS, OCTROIS, ODORISE, OSTEOID, ROOSTED, SCOOTED, SOOTIER, SORTIED, STEROID, STORIED, TOROIDS, TRIODES	105
13	LEHOKISNE	SHINE	28 – 98	HONKIES	SINKHOLE	113
14	75 10 9 5 2 4 → 487	—	28 – 108	487 ((75 − 4) × (5 + 2)) − 10		123
15	MELVWHORE		28 – 108		OVERWHELM	133