Episode ZD191
Episode ZD191 was broadcast on 8 September 2026 as part of ZoomDown Series 6.
Game 1
Game 1 was the second semi-final of Division A in the Round of 64. Euan Crabb played Fiona Titcombe, with Fiona winning 92 – 87. The host was Darren Godfrey, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was David Hilton.
| Rnd | Selection | Euan Crabb | Score | Fiona Titcombe | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRTREIAPH | HATTER | 0 – 7 | TARTIER | PARTIER, PARTITE, PHATTER, RATTIER | 7 |
| 2 | NGSIEINVO | vising ☓ | 0 – 14 | SIEVING | ENVISION | 15 |
| 3 | 75 100 25 50 10 9 → 402 | 403
50 × 10 − 100 + 75 ÷ 25 |
7 – 21 | 403
50 × 10 − 100 + 75 ÷ 25 |
DH: 402 = (10 + 9) × 25 + 100 ÷ 50 − 75 |
25 |
| 4 | NDGEUODMT | MOUNTED | 14 – 28 | MOUNTED | DEMOUNT, DUDGEON, MOUNDED, ODDMENT, TONGUED | 32 |
| 5 | IMSRYAERA | MARRIES | 21 – 35 | MARRIES | MARARIS | 39 |
| 6 | 25 50 100 75 7 2 → 734 | 735
((75 + 50) ÷ 25 + 100) × 7 |
28 – 42 | 733
(100 − 2) × 7 + 50 − 75 ÷ 25 |
CM: 734 = (75 − 50) × 25 + 100 + 7 + 2 |
49 |
| 7 | SEJIKONIM | jinkies ☓ | 28 – 42 | minkies ☓ | EMOJIS, ENOKIS, IONISE, KOINES, MINKES, MONIES, SMOKIE | 55 |
| 8 | PTGOAESDA | POSTAGE | 35 – 42 | adespota ☓ | DOTAGES, GEODATA, PAGODAS, POTAGES | 62 |
| 9 | 2 1 5 10 6 3 → 249 | 249
(3 + 2) × 5 × 10 − 1 |
45 – 52 | 249
5 × 10 × (3 + 2) − 1 |
|
72 |
| 10 | SFTIOELUS | SOFTIES | 45 – 60 | OUTFLIES | LOUSIEST, SULFITES | 80 |
| 11 | LTRAEUECM | CREMATE | 52 – 67 | LECTURE | ELECTRUM, METARULE, ULCERATE | 88 |
| 12 | ZTLIEIEGO | EGOTIZE | 59 – 74 | EGOTIZE | ZEOLITE | 95 |
| 13 | INSRDEIPO | INSPIRED | 67 – 82 | INSPIRED | DERISION, IRONISED, IRONSIDE, PRESIDIO, PRISONED, RESINOID, RIPIENOS | 103 |
| 14 | 100 25 50 75 5 8 → 708 | 708
(50 ÷ 25 + 5) × 100 + 8 |
77 – 92 | 708
(50 ÷ 25 + 5) × 100 + 8 |
|
113 |
| 15 | KNOTRELIC | INTERLOCK
(5 seconds) |
87 – 92 | 123 |
Game 2
Game 2 was the first semi-final of Division G in the Round of 64. Matthew Brockwell played Ciaran McCarthy, with Matthew winning 124 – 87. The host was Darren Godfrey, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was David Hilton.
NOTE: Due to the simplicity of Round 14, the solutions were not asked for. However, it can be inferred that both players did it the folowing way.
| Rnd | Selection | Matthew Brockwell | Score | Ciaran McCarthy | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBDAIEKCL | BLACKEN | 7 – 7 | BLANKED | BACKLINE | 8 |
| 2 | TPIETCARL | PARTICLE | 15 – 15 | PARTICLE | CLATTIER, PRELATIC | 16 |
| 3 | 8 3 5 5 2 1 → 503 | 504
(5 + 2) × 8 × (5 + 3 + 1) |
22 – 15 | 504 ☓ |
|
23 |
| 4 | HTEISNUDO | HIDEOUTS | 30 – 23 | OUTSHINE | HEDONIST | 31 |
| 5 | SLMAEABTP | LAMBASTE | 38 – 23 | palmates ☓ | BLASTEMA | 39 |
| 6 | 25 5 6 1 9 9 → 115 | 115
(9 + 1) × 9 + 25 |
48 – 33 | 115
25 × 5 − (9 + 1) |
|
49 |
| 7 | RNRUAUDIR | DURIAN | 54 – 39 | DURIAN | 55 | |
| 8 | TGAUSQIWE | QUIETS | 60 – 39 | augites ☓ | AGEIST, AUGITE | 61 |
| 9 | 75 8 5 1 6 3 → 950 | 950
(75 ÷ 3) × (5 × 6 + 8) |
70 – 39 | — |
|
71 |
| 10 | RTAESRAME | STREAMER | 78 – 47 | STREAMER | REMASTER | 79 |
| 11 | ZDNOEIMET | MONETIZED | 96 – 65 | MONETIZED | 97 | |
| 12 | SNOOXLIFE | flexions ☓ | 96 – 65 | flexions ☓ | FLEXION, FOLIOSE, LOONIES, OLEFINS, SEXFOIL | 104 |
| 13 | PDNOEIVWO | PINEWOOD | 104 – 73 | PINEWOOD | 112 | |
| 14 | 75 100 25 2 7 3 → 300 | 300
3 × 100 |
114 – 83 | 300
3 × 100 |
|
122 |
| 15 | CRIBMONEY | EMBRYONIC
(1.8 seconds) |
124 – 83 | 132 |
