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Episode ZD162
From Countdown
Episode ZD162 was broadcast on 28 August 2025 as the final preliminary matches of ZoomDown Series 5.
NB: Andres Sanchez acted as arithmetician for this episode.
Game 1
Ahmed Mohamed played Dylan Taylor, with Dylan Taylor winning 115 – 81. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ethan Mahal, and the lexicographer was Adam Beach.
| Rnd | Selection | Ahmed Mohamed | Score | Dylan Taylor | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAIBENUE | BANLIEUE | 8 – 8 | FINEABLE | UNBELIEF | 8 |
| 2 | TRUOAPGTO | OUTPORT | 15 – 15 | TAPROOT | 15 | |
| 3 | 100 2 4 4 7 3 → 286 | 286
(100 – 4) × 3 – 2 |
25 – 25 | 286
3 × 100 – 7 × 2 |
|
25 |
| 4 | CLEOSDITE | COLDEST | 25 – 33 | CLOSETED | 33 | |
| 5 | SDUAMINDA | MAIDANS | 32 – 33 | daimans ☓ | DANAIDS | 40 |
| 6 | 10 8 8 2 1 4 → 914 | 914 ☓ | 32 – 40 | 913
((10 + 4) × 8 + 2) × 8 + 1 |
|
47 |
| 7 | SVOENIGRS | SERVINGS | 40 – 40 | oversings ☓ | GORINESS, VERSIONS | 55 |
| 8 | TSEIIJCDE | eidetics ☓ | 40 – 47 | DICIEST | DECEITS, DEISTIC, DEITIES, DEJECTS, EIDETIC | 62 |
| 9 | 75 5 8 2 7 2 → 907 | 907
(8 + 2 + 2) × 75 + 7 |
50 – 57 | 907
(5 × 2 + 2) × 75 + 7 |
|
72 |
| 10 | OERWNAZTM | WANTER | 56 – 63 | ORNATE | MARTEN, MATRON, MENTOR, MOANER, OMENTA, OMERTA | 78 |
| 11 | TSUORATLA | statural ☓ | 56 – 70 | TOTARAS | AROUSAL, AUSTRAL, OUTLAST, STRATAL | 85 |
| 12 | PMDICAESL | MISPLACED | 74 – 88 | MISPLACED | 103 | |
| 13 | NVOINEKXR | ENVIRON | 81 – 95 | INVOKER | EINKORN | 110 |
| 14 | 2 7 2 5 4 1 → 162 | 162 ☓ | 81 – 105 | 162
(7 + 1) × 4 × 5 + 2 |
|
120 |
| 15 | CURRYPINE | 81 – 115 | PRURIENCY
(0.6 seconds) |
130 |
Game 2
Dylan Taylor played Ethan Mahal, with Dylan Taylor winning 101 – 91. The lexicographer was Adam Beach.
| Rnd | Selection | Dylan Taylor | Score | Ethan Mahal | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMMNEAEEU | ENAMEL | 6 – 6 | ENAMEL | MELENA | 6 |
| 2 | RPAXEILFT | FILTER | 6 – 13 | FLEAPIT | TRIPLEX | 13 |
| 3 | 3 9 1 3 8 8 → 981 | 990
(8 + 3 – 1) × 9 × (8 + 3) |
11 – 13 | ☓ |
AS: 984 = ((3 + 1) × 8 + 9) × 8 × 3 |
20 |
| 4 | SCEUNASTG | NUTCASES | 19 – 21 | NUTCASES | CANTUSES | 28 |
| 5 | CFOOESGMT | COMETS | 25 – 27 | STOOGE | SMOOGE | 34 |
| 6 | 100 8 7 3 10 6 → 802 | 802
100 × 8 + (6 ÷ 3) |
35 – 37 | 802
100 × 8 + (6 ÷ 3) |
|
44 |
| 7 | YSRIEWUSE | REISSUE | 42 – 44 | WUSSIER | 51 | |
| 8 | POGENSAEU | PEONAGES | 50 – 52 | PEONAGES | 59 | |
| 9 | 4 9 8 1 3 7 → 414 | 414
((8 – 1) × 7 – 3) × 9 |
60 – 52 | 412 |
|
69 |
| 10 | TCOUADONU | TOUCAN | 66 – 58 | TOUCAN | 75 | |
| 11 | KRDROAIEU | KARROID | 73 – 65 | DORKIER | 82 | |
| 12 | TTVEIELIA | LEVITATE | 81 – 73 | LEVITATE | 90 | |
| 13 | VGEISIHWN | WISHING | 81 – 81 | VIEWINGS | INVEIGHS | 98 |
| 14 | 100 2 1 10 1 7 → 863 | 863
(100 + 10 – 2) × (7 + 1) – 1 |
91 – 91 | 863
(100 + 10 – 2) × (7 + 1) – 1 |
|
108 |
| 15 | OPTICIAMS | SIMPATICO
(0.9 seconds) |
101 – 91 | 118 |
