Episode ZD4

Episode ZD4 was broadcast live on Monday 20 April 2020, as part of ZoomDown Series 1.

In the first game, new contestants Elizabeth Beer and Matthew S Rutherford took on each other to see who would face Mark Mills in the second game of the evening.

Game 1

Rnd	Selection	Elizabeth Beer	Score	Matthew S Rutherford	Others	Max.
1	RONKOLAJB	BROOK	5 – 5	BLANK	BALOON, JAROOL, KORONA, ROBALO	6
2	VKXEAMDIG	MAXED	10 – 10	GAMED	IMAGED	12
3	2 7 1 10 3 4 → 177	177 ((4 + 2) × 10 − 1) × 3	20 – 10	176		22
4	FSNOEDETI	STONED	20 – 17	DEFINES	SOFTENED, INFESTED	30
5	MIWEHARGN	WARMING	27 – 24	HEARING	WHANGER, HARMING, MANGHIR, MANGIER, REAMING, WEARING, WHINGER, WIREMAN*	37
6	25 10 3 8 4 6 → 267	267 (6 − 4 + 25) × 10 − 3	37 – 34	267 (8 + 3) × 25 − (10 − (6 − 4))		47
7	CELOPUNIA	UNPLACE	44 – 34	COUPLE	POULAINE	55
8	SQOEAGSII	SAGES	49 – 39	SAGES	OASIS, AEGIS, AGIOS, GASES, GESSO, ISSEI, OASES, OSSIA, SAGOS, SEGOS, SISIG*	60
9	6 9 6 4 1 2 → 992	—	49 – 39	—	PA: 990 = 9 × (6 − 1) × (6 × 4 − 2)	67
10	RBEIDSLIF	BRIDLES	56 – 46	BRIDLES	BIRDLIFE	75
11	SEDOTURPN	POUTERS	63 – 53	POSTURE	SPROUNTED	93
12	RTEOSJNIM	JOINTERS	71 – 61	JOINTERS	RIMSTONE, REJOINTS*	101
13	TINECUSLR	CURLIEST	79 – 69	LUSTRINE	CUTLINES, INSULTER, NUTRICES, RUSTICLE, TUNICLES, UTRICLES	109
14	75 50 25 9 5 3 → 343	344 75 × 5 − 25 − (9 − 3)	86 – 76	344 75 × 5 − 25 − (9 − 3)	Best: 343 = (50 − 3) × 9 − 5 − 75	119
15	NBGGLIITH		86 – 86	BLIGHTING (6 seconds)		129
TB	INCHTWIGS		86 – 96	SWITCHING (6 seconds)		129

Rnd	Selection	Matthew S Rutherford	Score	Mark Mills	Others	Max.
1	SREOMPANI	PROMISE	7 – 7	REMAINS	PROMNESIA*	18
2	VENADAMIE	MAIDEN	13 – 7	EVADE	ADAMINE	25
3	100 8 1 10 5 7 → 851	851 8 × 100 + 10 × 5 + 1	23 – 17	851 (100 + 5) × 8 + 10 + 1		35
4	QIPETUDOC	POUTED	29 – 17	uptide ☓	PICQUET, QUOITED, PICOTED	42
5	SMIURJLOE	LOUSIER	36 – 17	muriels ☓	MISRULE, MOUSIER, LOURIES, MOILERS, MOULIES, MULIERS, ROUEISM*	49
6	75 25 6 5 4 2 → 413	413 (75 + 25) × 4 + 6 + 5 + 2	46 – 17	412		59
7	AALTKEUCS	CASUAL	52 – 17	SCALE	TACKLES, LACTASE, SULCATE, ACETALS, ACUATES, AKELATS, AUKLETS, TALUKAS*	66
8	LIMARAPGX	mirage ☓	52 – 23	PRIMAL	IMPALA, ARGALI, MAGILP, PALAGI, PALMAR, PARIAL*	72
9	25 2 5 10 6 10 → 602	600 ☓	52 – 23	623	EB: =602 = 10 × 6 × 10 + 2	82
10	RSAACNBEE	BEANERS	59 – 30	BEANERS	CARBENES, CANAREES	90
11	TESADOLZR	OLESTRA	66 – 30	STORED	DELATORS, LEOTARDS, LODESTAR, ZELATORS	98
12	DVOORGSEF	fooders ☓	66 – 37	GROOVES	OVERDOGS	106
13	WEHAYORSD	HOARDS	72 – 43	SHOWER	SHADOWER	114
14	75 25 8 10 10 2 → 377	377 ☓	72 – 50	375 (8 − 2 − 10 ÷ 10) × 75	Best: 377 = 10 ÷ 2 × 75 + 10 − 8	124
15	WINFOLDED	DOWNFIELD (11 seconds)	82 – 50			134