Episode ZD167

Episode ZD167 was broadcast on 16 June 2026 as the first episode of ZoomDown Series 6.

Game 1

Game 1 was the second quarter-final of Division A in the Round of 64.

Adam Latchford played MSR, with Adam Latchford winning 119 – 69. The host was Adam Beach, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was Andres Sanchez.

Rnd	Selection	Adam Latchford	Score	MSR	Others	Max.
1	DRSVEIAEU	REVISED	7 – 7	DERIVES	ADVERSE, ADVISEE, ADVISER, DEARIES, DEVISER, DIVERSE, EVADERS, READIES, RESIDUA, RESIDUE, UREIDES	7
2	TRDCAUIAU	DATURA	13 – 7	daturia ☓	ACARID, CARDIA, CARIAD	13
3	3 2 6 3 4 7 → 400	400 (6 × 3 × 2 + 4) × (7 + 3)	23 – 7	400 ☓		23
4	TQLFIOAIA	AFLOAT	29 – 13	AFLOAT	TALOFA	29
5	MPSHEALOR	ARMHOLES	37 – 21	POLEARMS	PLEROMAS	37
6	50 25 75 6 10 8 → 116	116 75 + 25 + 10 + 6	47 – 31	116 75 + 25 + 10 + 6		47
7	DJNZEOESN	JONESED	54 – 31	endzones ☓	DONNEES	54
8	RTSCGLIEO	CLOISTER	62 – 39	CLOISTER	CORTILES, COSTLIER	62
9	8 2 3 10 3 6 → 708	708 10 × 8 × 3 × 3 − 6 × 2	72 – 39	710		72
10	NSPDTKEUE	SPUNKED	79 – 46	DETUNES	DEPUTES, DETENUS, NETSUKE, PUNKEST	79
11	LRBTAENAR	ANTBEAR	86 – 46	alatern ☓	ABERRANT	87
12	IOAIEFTST	TOASTIE	93 – 53	FATTIES	OATIEST	94
13	DONEXHIOE	OXHIDE	99 – 59	HOODIE	HONIED, HOONED	100
14	50 25 100 75 7 1 → 674	674 100 × 7 − 25 − 1	109 – 69	674 75 × 7 + 100 + 50 − 1		110
15	TEASINGIT	INSTIGATE (12.5 seconds)	119 – 69			120

Game 2 was the first quarter-final of Division C in the Round of 64.

Callum Ridley played Sam Stock, with Sam Stock winning 120 – 45. The host was Adam Beach, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was Andres Sanchez.

Rnd	Selection	Callum Ridley	Score	Sam Stock	Others	Max.
1	LPTFAIAIN	PAINT	0 – 7	FANTAIL	PINTAIL, TILAPIA	7
2	EIEBLRNIA	ENABLER	0 – 15	BILINEAR		15
3	75 8 4 1 9 8 → 426	428	0 – 25	426 (75 − 4) × (8 + 8 − 9 − 1)		25
4	UEEHZSMSU	MUSHES	6 – 31	MUSHES	MESHES	31
5	RDXTAEADG	GRADATED	14 – 39	GRADATED		39
6	25 3 6 10 10 4 → 673	673 ☓	14 – 49	673 (25 × 4 + 10) × 6 + 10 + 3		49
7	TRDMEOEUG	GROUTED	21 – 56	GOURMET		56
8	PENASILQD	DENIALS	28 – 63	PLAINED	ALPINES, PALSIED, PINEALS, PLEIADS, SPANIEL, SPINDLE, SPLENIA, SPLINED	63
9	100 75 50 25 4 2 → 435	433 (100 + 2) × 4 + 25	35 – 70	433 (100 + 2) × 4 + 25	AL: 435 = (100 × (50 + 4) × 2 + 75) ÷ 25	73
10	UEUCWSEIL	CLUES	35 – 76	EUCIES	SLUICE	79
11	GTSCMIAIV	MASTIC	35 – 84	ACTIVISM		87
12	AEORNSRTB	aborters ☓	35 – 92	BARONETS		95
13	JRSREIUNT	INSURER	35 – 100	INJURERS		103
14	10 2 1 8 9 4 → 379	379 (9 × 4 + 2) × 10 – 1	45 – 110	379 (9 × 4 + 2) × 10 – 1		113
15	SWEATTING		45 – 120	TWANGIEST (2.75 seconds)		123