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Episode ZD48

From Countdown

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.
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


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