Episode ZD37

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Episode ZD37 was broadcast on 24 September 2020, as part of ZoomDown Series 2.

Game 1

David Hilton played Niall Waters, with Niall Waters winning 99 – 79. The Dictionary Corner guest was James Rowan, and the lexicographer was Tom Carey.

Rnd	Selection	David Hilton	Score	Niall Waters	Others	Max.
1	LWKEIOGDD	GLOWED	0 – 7	GODLIKE	DOGLIKE	7
2	SHROOPNEF	HOOPERS	7 – 14	SPOONER	PHORONES	15
3	25 9 3 2 8 4 → 456	456 2 × 9 × 25 + 8 ÷ 4 × 3	17 – 24	456 2 × 9 × 25 + 8 ÷ 4 × 3		25
4	PTTEIAANS	PANTIES	17 – 32	PATIENTS	PASTINATE, PATINATES	43
5	QDPEAIXRT	PARTIED	24 – 39	PARTIED	DIPTERA, PIRATED	50
6	8 2 1 3 6 1 → 987	48	24 – 39	—	Best: 576 = 8 × 6 × (2 + 1 + 1) × 3	50
7	TWMIUIANN	minutai ☓	24 – 44	TWAIN	MINUTIA	57
8	MRNEINYAO	MOANIER	31 – 51	MORAINE	ANNOYER, ANYMORE, MONERAN, NONAMER, RAYONNE, ROMAINE, ROMNEYA	64
9	75 6 9 9 5 10 → 452	452 6 × 75 + 10 ÷ 5	41 – 61	452 6 × 75 + 10 ÷ 5		74
10	RCSIOLGEU	GLORIES	48 – 68	RECOILS	CLOSURE, COLURES, GLUCOSE, LOURIES, LOUSIER, LURGIES, REGULOS, RELIGOS, SCOURGE	81
11	HRMEOILAT	MOTLIER	55 – 75	LOATHER	AEROLITH	89
12	PTVIOETBV	VOTIVE	61 – 81	TIPTOE		95
13	DTROAERCU	OUTRACED	69 – 89	OUTRACED	EDUCATOR, REDACTOR, TRADUCER	103
14	75 2 10 6 3 3 → 265	265 75 × 3 + 10 × (6 − 2)	79 – 99	265 75 × 3 + 10 × (6 − 2)		113
15	PINWATERS	waterspin ☓ (29.75 seconds)	79 – 99	prawniest ☓ (6 seconds)	RAINSWEPT	123

Game 2

Niall Waters played Antoinette Ryan, with Antoinette Ryan winning 120 – 99. The Dictionary Corner guest was David Hilton, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong, Tom Carey, and James Rowan.

Due to an internet failure for James Rowan, a new stack had to be generated after Round 10.

NOTE: Waters' declaration of UNBOILED in Round 13 appears in ODO Premium and Lexico, but was not included in Apterous's facsimilie of the ODO, so was ruled as invalid. This incident is due to a delay between ticketing new words and removals according to an update in ODO (in this case, the August 2020 update [1] [2]) and installing them in the Apterous dictionary, which tries to match that of Countdown. Had it been allowed, the score would have been 113 – 107. The scoreline shown here is final and result of the game was not affected, though it would affect Ryan's cumulative points total by 7 points fewer. Following this incident, it was agreed to allow all words in the ODO updates due to be installed on Apterous.

Rnd	Selection	Niall Waters	Score	Antoinette Ryan	Others	Max.
1	TNRIAESCI	RACIEST	0 – 8	RAINIEST	CANISTER, CARNIEST, INCITERS, NACRITES, NECTRIAS, RAINIEST, RIANCIES, SCANTIER	8
2	YPMNEEAJD	DEMEAN	6 – 8	JADE	EPENDYMA	16
3	1 1 3 4 4 10 → 101	—	6 – 18	101 (4 + 4 + 3 − 1) × 10 + 1		26
4	LWVDUIOEB	BOILED	12 – 24	BOILED	BELOID, BLOWED, BLOWIE, BOLIDE, BOWLED, DOUBLE	32
5	NRQAEIOSG	AGONISER	20 – 32	AGONISER	ORGANIES, ORGANISE, ROGAINES	40
6	100 75 50 25 1 8 → 839	840	20 – 42	839 (100 − 1) × 8 + 50 − 75 ÷ 25		50
7	TRDIEOWNI	DOWNIER	27 – 49	DOWNIER	REDITION, RETINOID	58
8	DTLGIUAON	LOADING	27 – 57	ADULTING		66
9	9 2 6 2 10 10 → 912	912 10 × 10 × 9 + 6 × 2	37 – 67	912 10 × 10 × 9 + 6 × 2		76
10	LSKGEUAHT	SLEUTH	43 – 67	slaught ☓	AUKLETS, HAGLETS	83
11	MTNAEILDA	LAMINATED	61 – 85	LAMINATED	ALMANDITE*	101
12	SHDLEAINM	MISHANDLE	79 – 103	MISHANDLE		119
13	KNDIEOBLU	unboiled ☓**	79 – 110	UNLIKED	BLINKED, BLONDIE, BOINKED, BUNKOED, UNOILED	126
14	75 6 5 7 10 2 → 691	691 (75 − 6) × 10 + (5 + 2) ÷ 7	89 – 120	691 (75 − 5) × 10 − 7 − 2		136
15	ITSNENAGH	HASTENING (4 seconds)	99 – 120			146

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1).