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Episode ZD48
Episode ZD48 was broadcast on 2 November 2020, as part of ZoomDown Series 2.
Game 1
Mark Mills played Damian McEvoy, with Damian McEvoy winning 78 – 52. The Dictionary Corner guest was Natalie McCluskey, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
McEvoy provided the solution (or the nearest possible) for Round 14, but out of time.
Rnd | Selection | Mark Mills | Score | Damian McEvoy | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NALEGASOU | LASAGNE | 7 – 7 | LOUNGES | ANALOGUES | 18 |
2 | PZWIEANEM | ANIME | 7 – 13 | MEANIE | PEAIMEN | 25 |
3 | 75 25 9 7 8 3 → 973 | 980 | 7 – 20 | 976
(75 + 7) × (9 + 3) − 8 |
VB: 973 = (25 × 9 − 75 − 8 − 3) × 7 |
35 |
4 | RPNNIAOEK | PANNIER | 14 – 20 | PANNER | EINKORN, PAEONIN | 42 |
5 | VETOTASIC | STATIC | 20 – 20 | TASTE | OTAVITES | 50 |
6 | 100 75 2 10 5 4 → 949 | 950 ☓ | 20 – 27 | 948
(100 − 5) × 10 − 2 |
GA: 949 = (100 + 2) × 10 − 75 + 4 |
60 |
7 | SAFETEDOI | episode ☓ | 20 – 34 | FEASTED | DEAFEST, DEFEATS, FOISTED, IDEATES, IODATES, STIFADO, TOADIES, TOESIDE | 67 |
8 | VLCEEADUM | DEVALUE | 27 – 41 | CLEAVED | MEDEVAC | 74 |
9 | 100 25 1 3 8 9 → 796 | 796
100 × 8 − 3 − 1 |
37 – 51 | 796
100 × 8 − 3 − 1 |
|
84 |
10 | PNREIISOP | NIPPIER | 44 – 58 | NIPPERS | PIPERINS, PROPINES, RIPIENOS, SNIPPIER | 92 |
11 | RUTADECEN | CREATED | 44 – 66 | DECANTER | UNCREATED, UNREACTED | 110 |
12 | GSSUEOQAI | USAGES | 44 – 73 | GASEOUS | SEQUOIAS | 118 |
13 | YITOTAREN | ATTORNEY | 52 – 73 | TREATY | TENTORIA | 126 |
14 | 100 50 10 4 1 2 → 734 | — | 52 – 78 | 740
100 × (4 + 2 + 1) + 50 − 10 |
DM: 735 = (100 + 50 ÷ 10) × (4 + 2 + 1) |
133 |
15 | MCEVOYSAT | 52 – 78 | VASECTOMY | 143 |
Game 2
Damian McEvoy played Natalie McCluskey, with Natalie McCluskey winning 105 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Mark Mills, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
As per the previous episode, Anderson wrote the final conundrum up incorrectly (DUNDECON) but this was pointed out by Carey and changed, with the clock restarted. For this reason, McCluskey's conundrum time is given twice - once per the official clock, second for the "overall" time from the first reveal.
Rnd | Selection | Damian McEvoy | Score | Natalie McCluskey | Others | Max. |
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1 | TRVOUEIMS | ROUTES | 0 – 7 | MOISTER | MISROUTE, MOISTURE, REVOMITS, VIRTUOSE, VITREOUS, VOMITERS | 8 |
2 | DYNFOOANE | FANNY | 0 – 13 | FANNED | ANNOYED, ANODYNE, NOONDAY | 15 |
3 | 75 50 25 6 2 7 → 211 | 213
25 × 7 + 50 − 6 × 2 |
7 – 13 | 207 |
PA: 211 = 25 × 6 + 75 − 7 × 2 |
25 |
4 | RDSPEOUTE | SPOUTED | 7 – 21 | PROUDEST | DOPESTER, OUTSPEED, POSTERED, POSTURED, REPOSTED, SPROUTED | 33 |
5 | DNSEOATRE | treasoned ☓ | 7 – 39 | RESONATED | 51 | |
6 | 75 1 9 9 7 3 → 253 | 253
(75 + 9) × 3 + 1 |
17 – 39 | 252 |
|
61 |
7 | QDRHAUAIB | BRAID | 22 – 44 | BRAID | BAHADUR | 68 |
8 | PLTRAIONI | PATROL | 28 – 50 | RATION | PILOTARI, POITRAIL | 76 |
9 | 100 50 25 8 4 10 → 839 | 839
100 × 8 + 25 + 10 + 4 |
38 – 60 | 839
100 × 8 + 25 + 10 + 4 |
|
86 |
10 | NKSSOIEFE | fession ☓ | 38 – 67 | FINESSE | KENOSIS, KINESES, NOKESES, ONESIES | 93 |
11 | TSGNUOAAT | NOUGATS | 45 – 74 | OUTSANG | ANATTOS, AUTOGAS, NATTOUS, TAUTOGS | 100 |
12 | VSWTOAINE | noviates ☓ | 45 – 81 | VAINEST | ATONIES, EVASION, NATIVES, NOVATES, TOWNIES, WANTIES, WAVIEST | 107 |
13 | PRLNEAOUG | LOUNGER | 52 – 88 | PLUNGER | ORGANULE, PLONGEUR | 115 |
14 | 25 3 6 9 4 9 → 969 | 972
25 × 4 × 9 + (9 + 3) × 6 |
59 – 95 | 972
(25 × 4 + 9) × 9 − 6 − 3 |
"MK": 969 = (9 × 4 + 3) × 25 − 6 |
125 |
15 | DUNDEECON | 59 – 105 | DENOUNCED
(1/12 second) |
135 |