Episode ZD59

Episode ZD59 was broadcast on 10 December 2020, as the first and second quarter-finals of ZoomDown Series 2.

First Quarter-Final

Rob Foster played Tom Stevenson, with Rob Foster winning 124 – 109. The Dictionary Corner guests were Noel McIlvenny and Harry Savage, and the lexicographers were Tom Carey and Fred W.

Rnd	Selection	Rob Foster	Score	Tom Stevenson	Others	Max.
1	FNGLEAISD	GADFLIES	8 – 8	DEALINGS	DEALIGNS, FINAGLED, FINAGLES	8
2	ERIZIHRED	REHIRED	15 – 15	REHIRED		15
3	75 10 6 9 2 10 → 571	571 (75 + 2) × 6 + 10 × 10 + 9	25 – 25	571 75 × 9 − 10 × 10 − 6 + 2		25
4	SCROAUEPJ	RECOUPS	32 – 32	CAROUSE	ACOURSE, ACREOUS, APERCUS, SCAUPER	32
5	TDRPEUEAE	REPEATED	40 – 40	DEPURATE		40
6	7 4 4 9 8 3 → 441	441 (9 + 8 + 4) × 3 × 7	50 – 50	441 (4 + 3) × 7 × 9		50
7	DBSRAAOED	SEABOARD	58 – 58	SEABOARD	ADSORBED, DEBOARDS, ROADBEDS	58
8	OIUVWNTAB	TUINA	63 – 58	bonita ☓	OBTAIN	64
9	25 3 4 4 5 1 → 176	176 (4 + 3) × 25 + 1	73 – 68	176 (4 + 3) × 25 + 1		74
10	OIFNCTETE	CONFETTI	81 – 76	CONFETTI		82
11	CHPMUOUAR	CAMPHOR	88 – 83	CAMPHOR		89
12	MGNQAIILE	EMAILING	96 – 91	EMAILING		97
13	TSGNUIOME	MEGISTON	104 – 99	MUNGITES	MITOGENS	105
14	9 10 6 2 10 3 → 848	848 (10 × 10 + 6) × (9 − (3 − 2))	114 – 109	848 (10 × 10 + 6) × (9 − (3 − 2))		115
15	HOLDPOISE	POODLEISH (23 seconds)	124 – 109	hoopslide ☓ (22 seconds)		125

Harry Savage played Noel McIlvenny, with Harry Savage winning 95 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guests were Rob Foster and Tom Stevenson, and the lexicographers were Tom Carey and Fred W.

Rnd	Selection	Harry Savage	Score	Noel McIlvenny	Others	Max.
1	RDVCIEOUA	ACOURIE	7 – 0	vicared ☓	AVOIDER, COUVADE, DIVORCE	7
2	DMRAOEMIH	HAMMIER	14 – 7	HEDARIM	MOHAIRED	15
3	50 9 2 8 10 8 → 753	752 (8 + 8) × (50 − 2 − 10 + 9)	21 – 14	754 (8 × 50 − 10 − 9) × 2 − 8	PA: 753 = 9 × 8 × 10 + 50 ÷ 2 + 8	25
4	NRNIOEDIE	IONENE	27 – 20	IRONED	ORDINEE	32
5	NTSMOEEOA	MOONSET	34 – 20	ATONES	MEANEST, MOEONES, ONOMAST, OSTEOMA, OSTEONE, SOMEONE, TEMENOS, TONEMES	39
6	100 75 50 25 1 3 → 964	—	34 – 20	—	"SH": 962 = 3 × 100 ÷ 25 × (75 + 1) + 50	46
7	PDSJAEIUT	ADEPTUS	41 – 27	DISPUTE	UPDATES	53
8	TMGAEILUG	ALUMITE	48 – 27	LIGATE		60
9	50 7 9 3 10 5 → 369	369 7 × 50 + 10 + 9	58 – 37	369 7 × 50 + 10 + 9		70
10	XGNIAEBNY	BENIGN	64 – 43	BAYING	ABEYING, BEANING, YEANING	77
11	LSTDOEEIK	ETOILES	71 – 43	LISTED	ESTOILE, KELOIDS, KETIDES, ODELETS, OILSEED, SLEEKIT, TOESIDE	84
12	FHWEEOSAL	WHALES	77 – 49	WHEELS	HALOES, HAOLES, WEASEL, WHEALS, WHOLES	90
13	ZRTPAOEUV	PARTOUZE	85 – 49	—		98
14	100 75 50 25 4 7 → 125	125 100 + 25	95 – 59	125 100 + 25		108
15	RAINYRATS		95 – 59		ARTISANRY	118