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Episode ZD56
From Countdown
Episode ZD56 was broadcast on 30 November 2020, as part of ZoomDown Series 2.
Game 1
Callum Todd played Tom Cappleman, with Callum Todd winning 140 – 83. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tom Chafer-Cook, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
Rnd | Selection | Callum Todd | Score | Tom Cappleman | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NLRMOUIIS | SIMILOR | 7 – 7 | SIRLOIN | IONIUMS, IRONISM, MOULINS, MURLINS, NIMIOUS, NUMORIS | 7 |
2 | STLHUEIGN | SLEUTHING | 25 – 25 | SLEUTHING | 25 | |
3 | 100 50 7 5 6 4 → 310 | 310
100 × (7 − 4) + 50 ÷ 5 |
35 – 35 | 310
50 × 7 − (100 ÷ 5 × (6 − 4)) |
|
35 |
4 | PSRKUUETY | TURKEYS | 42 – 35 | SURETY | PSYKTER, PUTURES | 42 |
5 | NPGTIOAET | PINOTAGE | 50 – 43 | PINOTAGE | OPTATING, POINTAGE | 50 |
6 | 50 7 1 4 5 1 → 296 | 296
(7 − 1) × 50 − 4 |
60 – 53 | 296
(7 − 1) × 50 − 4 |
|
60 |
7 | STFDOEAGA | GOAFSTEAD | 78 – 53 | DOGATES | 78 | |
8 | WMZSOOAEH | MESOZOA | 85 – 53 | MAHOES | SHMOOZE, SOMEHOW | 85 |
9 | 75 3 10 7 3 8 → 976 | 976
(10 + 3) × 75 + 8 − 7 |
95 – 63 | 976
(10 + 3) × 75 + 8 − 7 |
|
95 |
10 | AEEUITQMT | TEATIME | 102 – 63 | QUAITE | MAQUETTE | 103 |
11 | SVPTOEIIR | POSITIVE | 110 – 63 | pivotise ☓ | OVERTIPS, PIVOTERS, SPORTIVE | 111 |
12 | OAEOIRCML | MIRACLE | 117 – 70 | CALORIE | CARIOLE, CLAIMER, LOAMIER, LORICAE, RECLAIM | 118 |
13 | DCDWIAIAN | CANDID | 123 – 76 | CANDID | CANDIDA | 125 |
14 | 9 5 7 5 10 2 → 906 | 907
10 × 9 × 5 × 2 + 7 |
130 – 83 | 905
10 × 9 × 5 × 2 + 5 |
|
132 |
15 | IMTEEECAP | PEACETIME
(0.25 seconds) |
140 – 83 | 142 |
Game 2
Callum Todd played Tom Chafer-Cook, with Callum Todd winning 103 – 90. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tom Cappleman, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
Rnd | Selection | Callum Todd | Score | Tom Chafer-Cook | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HJLWUOUIT | LITHO | 5 – 5 | LITHO | LOWTH, THIOL | 5 |
2 | RDTUOENUP | UPTURNED | 13 – 5 | portund ☓ | UNROUTED | 13 |
3 | 4 1 2 6 8 8 → 784 | 784
(4 + 2 + 1) × 8 × (8 + 6) |
23 – 15 | 784
(8 × 6 + 1) × 2 × 8 |
|
23 |
4 | NPDEEAFOP | FAPPED | 29 – 21 | FAPPED | APPEND, DEAFEN, DEPONE, NAPPED, NEAPED, OPENED | 29 |
5 | TSDREIAAR | RADIATES | 37 – 29 | RADIATES | DATARIES | 37 |
6 | 100 1 6 8 10 4 → 943 | 943
(100 − 6) × 10 + 4 − 1 |
47 – 39 | 943
(100 − 6) × 10 + 4 − 1 |
|
47 |
7 | GWVNAOUUS | SONUVA | 53 – 45 | WAGONS | GOWANS, GUANOS | 53 |
8 | QRPIEAMES | EMPIRES | 60 – 52 | EMPIRES | AMPERES, EMPRISE, EPIMERA, EPIMERS, PERMIES, PREMIES, PREMISE, PREMSIE, PRIMASE, SEAMIER, SERIEMA, SPIREME | 60 |
9 | 9 6 8 6 10 7 → 986 | 986
(8 + 6) × 7 × 10 + 6 |
70 – 52 | 990 |
|
70 |
10 | BRMIEOSAL | MORALISE | 78 – 60 | MORALISE | EMBROILS, REMBLAIS | 78 |
11 | LDNREEINT | REDLINE | 78 – 68 | INTERNED | INDENTER, INTENDER, RETINNED | 86 |
12 | MSCAEOTAO | COMATOSE | 86 – 76 | COMATOSE | 94 | |
13 | SCDHAEOIV | ADVICES | 93 – 83 | ADVICES | 101 | |
14 | 25 1 8 2 7 3 → 927 | 925 | 93 – 90 | 926
((7 − 2) × 8 − 3) × 25 + 1 |
|
108 |
15 | CHAFERFEU | RECHAUFFE
(4 seconds) |
103 – 90 | chauffeur ☓
(3 seconds) |
118 |