Episode ZD31

Episode ZD31 was broadcast on 23 July 2020, as the final of ZoomDown Series 1.

Conor Travers played Jonathan Wynn, with Conor Travers winning 114 − 95. The Dictionary Corner guest was Allan Saldanha, and the lexicographer was James Rowan with Fiona Titcombe operating the technical aspects. Stephen Read was the statistician, and George Armstrong and Tom Carey provided interaction with the live audience.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Conor Travers	Score	Jonathan Wynn	Others	Max.
1	RBTOEAVAL	BLOATER	7 – 7	BLOATER	ABLATOR, AEROBAT, LATEBRA, LEVATOR, RATABLE, RETABLO, VOTABLE	7
2	YPSAEALSA	LAPSES	13 – 13	LAPSES	PALASES, PLAASES	14
3	100 7 10 1 7 5 → 925	925 (100 − 7) × 10 − 5	23 – 23	925 (7 − 5 + 100) × (10 − 1) + 7		24
4	KSREUETOO	STROKE	29 – 29	RETOOK	KOUROS, OUSTEE, OUSTER, OUTERS, OUTROS, OUTSEE, RETUSE, ROOKUS, ROUETS, ROUTES, RUOTES, SOUTER, STEREO, STOKER, SUERTE, TOKERS, TUSKER, USETER	30
5	RZVAIUTEN	URINATE	36 – 36	URINATE	AZURITE, RETZIAN, RUINATE, TAURINE, UNRIVET, URANITE, VAUNTER, VENTURI	37
6	75 5 3 4 9 7 → 175	175 (9 − 4) × 5 × 7	46 – 46	175 (9 × 3 − 7) × 5 + 75		47
7	HLPIOUSDF	UPHOLDS	53 – 53	UPHOLDS	DISHFUL, LOUDISH, SHOPFUL, UPFOLDS	54
8	SGCOEIMDO	GOODIES	60 – 60	MEDICOS	GOOMIES, MISCODE, MOODGES, SMOODGE, SMOOGED, SODOMIC	61
9	100 4 6 8 3 7 → 800	800 (6 × 3 + 7) × 4 × 8	70 – 70	800 100 × 8		71
10	NDNEEOTBA	BONNETED	78 – 70	ENDNOTE		79
11	NMLOUITAP	PLATINUM	86 – 70	PANTOUM	PILOTMAN, PULMONIA	87
12	FDNIIEMPE	miniped ☓	86 – 77	FEMINIE		94
13	NDREUUHST	THUNDERS	94 – 85	THUNDERS	UNRUSHED, UNRUSTED	102
14	25 1 4 9 6 10 → 561	561 9 × 6 × 10 + 25 − 1	104 – 95	561 9 × 6 × 10 + 25 − 1		112
15	STREAMNUT	TRANSMUTE (1 second)	114 – 95			122