Episode ZD196

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Episode ZD196 was broadcast on 29 September 2026 as part of ZoomDown Series 6.

Game 1

Game 1 was the final of Division D in the Round of 64. Gabriel Thallon played Matt O'Connor, with Gabriel winning 129 – 119. The host was Darren Godfrey, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was Matthew Brockwell.

Rnd	Selection	Gabriel Thallon	Score	Matt O'Connor	Others	Max.
1	NCMLEOEOS	LONESOME	8 – 8	MONOCLES		8
2	RJEPUIVOT	POUTIER	15 – 15	POUTIER	OVERTIP	15
3	50 4 1 7 10 7 → 787	787 (50 + 7 × 4) × 10 + 7	25 – 25	787 (50 + 7 × 4) × 10 + 7		25
4	RGEDAERNI	REREADING	43 – 43	REREADING	GRENADIER	43
5	MNSLAOAIA	ANOSMIA	50 – 50	ANIMALS	MALISON, MONIALS	50
6	25 100 7 1 4 5 → 221	221 (25 + 5) × 4 + 100 + 1	60 – 60	221 (7 − 5) × 100 + 25 − 4		60
7	BTSWIAEOP	BOATIES	67 – 67	OPIATES	ATOPIES, BAPTISE	67
8	SRILAETNU	TENURIAL	75 – 75	URINATES	ENTRAILS, INSULATE, INSULTER, LATRINES, LUSTRINE, NEUTRALS, RATLINES, REINSTAL, TRENAILS	75
9	25 6 1 3 2 2 → 717	718 (3 + 2) × 6 × (25 − 1) − 2	82 – 82	718 (25 − 1) × (2 + 3) × 6 − 2		82
10	SDIHOEOTR	HOODIES	89 – 89	HOODIES	DEHORTS, DITHERS, EDITORS, HERIOTS, HOISTED, HOISTER, HOOTERS, ODORISE, OSTEOID, RESHOOT, ROOSTED, SHIRTED, SHOOTER, SHOOTIE, SHORTED, SHORTIE, SOOTHED, SOOTHER, SOOTIER, SORTIED, STEROID, STORIED, THEROID, TOROIDS, TRIODES	89
11	NPMSEAEUG	MENAGES	96 – 96	PNEUMAS	MANEGES, SPAEMEN	96
12	FGEWIEIPT	PEEWIT	102 – 102	PEEWIT	GIFTEE	102
13	ZDLRAIEAC	RADICAL	109 – 109	RADICAL	CALDERA, RADICLE	109
14	50 25 4 2 10 3 → 528	528 50 × 10 + 25 + 3	119 – 119	528 50 × 10 + 25 + 3		119
15	CHEATGIRL	LETHARGIC (3.4 seconds)	129 – 119			129

Game 2

Game 2 was the final of Division G in the Round of 64. Matthew Brockwell played Bradley Horrocks, with Matthew winning 105 – 89. The host was Darren Godfrey, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was Gabriel Thallon.

NOTE: Due to the simplicity of Round 6, the solutions were not asked for. However, it can be inferred that both players did it the following way.

Rnd	Selection	Matthew Brockwell	Score	Bradley Horrocks	Others	Max.
1	NTWEIOLIR	RETINOL	7 – 7	RETINOL	NITRILE, TOWLINE	7
2	MBRUIENPV	BUMPIER	14 – 14	BUMPIER		14
3	2 1 10 4 5 3 → 505	505 ((4 × 3 − 2) × 10 + 1) × 5	24 – 24	505 ((3 × 2 + 4) × 10 + 1) × 5		24
4	TSTIOANIS	STATIONS	32 – 32	STATIONS	NOTITIAS, OSTINATI	32
5	TSTOEODEG	STOOGED	39 – 39	STOOGED		39
6	100 75 50 25 1 10 → 151	151 100 + 50 + 1	49 – 49	151 100 + 50 + 1		49
7	XTLAUIGEA	GATEAUX	56 – 49	GUILT		56
8	NJROAIFSL	FINALS	56 – 56	INSOFAR	FLORINS	63
9	4 8 5 1 7 9 → 886	885	56 – 66	886 (7 + 4) × (8 + 1) × 9 − 5		73
10	SPNEUADCS	SUNSPACE	64 – 66	unpassed ☓		81
11	DNMEOARDR	ROADMEN	71 – 73	ADORNED	ADORNER, MADRONE	88
12	TCHEIEZRI	ETHICIZE	79 – 73	ITCHIER		96
13	CLYUEIRWH	CURLEW	85 – 79	CLUIER	HURLEY, RICHLY	102
14	75 5 9 1 10 4 → 383	383 75 × 5 + 9 − 1	95 – 89	383 75 × 5 + 9 − 1		112
15	ZINCTANGO	COGNIZANT (1.2 seconds)	105 – 89			122

External links

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