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Episode ZD67
From Countdown
Episode ZD67 was broadcast on 8 March 2021, as part of ZoomDown Series 3.
Game 1
Ruth Cappleman played Ikenna Oguguo, with Ruth Cappleman winning 81 – 60. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ashwin Abinashi, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
Rnd | Selection | Ruth Cappleman | Score | Ikenna Oguguo | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SEVONONIL | VENISON | 7 – 7 | LOONIES | VIOLONES | 8 |
2 | WJBAUITME | IMBUE | 12 – 7 | TIME | JUMBIE | 14 |
3 | 75 6 3 10 1 7 → 569 | 569
(75 + 6) × 7 + 3 − 1 |
22 – 7 | 570 |
|
24 |
4 | DAPACETLS | PLACATED | 30 – 7 | STAPLED | PLACATES | 32 |
5 | TAFITUDAH | DAFT | 30 – 12 | AUDIT | DAITH, FAITH, HAFTA, HUTIA, TAFIA | 37 |
6 | 100 75 8 1 6 8 → 336 | 336
(100 + 75 − 8 + 1) × (8 − 6) |
40 – 22 | 336
(8 − 1) × 6 × 8 |
|
47 |
7 | SOGIROYNE | goonies ☓ | 40 – 29 | REGIONS | EROSION, ERYNGOS, GROYNES, IGNORES, NOOGIES, OROGENS, OROGENY, ROOINGS, ROOSING, SIGNORY, SYRINGE | 54 |
8 | TNDAUIMLF | UNLAID | 46 – 29 | DAUNT | MAUDLIN, MINDFUL, MUDFLAT | 61 |
9 | 50 1 7 9 4 3 → 660 | 660
50 × (9 + 4) + 7 + 3 |
56 – 39 | 660
50 × (9 + 4) + 7 + 3 |
|
71 |
10 | KTRIUAUND | DRUNK | 56 – 46 | UNITARD | 78 | |
11 | MAVASETEG | GAMETES | 63 – 53 | GAMETES | AGAMETES | 86 |
12 | CRNEIODHS | cornier ☓ | 63 – 60 | CRONIES | CHORINES, CONSIDER | 94 |
13 | RODAGECET | RECOATED | 71 – 60 | CORDAGE | DECORATE, DEROGATE | 102 |
14 | 4 8 4 5 1 6 → 965 | 93 | 71 – 60 | — |
AA: 965 = 6 × 8 × 5 × 4 + 4 + 1 |
112 |
15 | IKENNASSS | SNAKINESS
(10 seconds) |
81 – 60 | 122 |
Game 2
Ruth Cappleman played Ashwin Abinashi, with Ashwin Abinashi winning 84 – 64. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ikenna Oguguo, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
Rnd | Selection | Ruth Cappleman | Score | Ashwin Abinashi | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RICEROVAL | VIOLA | 0 – 6 | CLOVER | CARRIOLE, CORRIVAL | 8 |
2 | PEGIRCBOQ | COPIER | 6 – 12 | COPIER | CORBIE, PEROGI, PRECOG, PROBIE | 14 |
3 | 100 5 10 7 8 7 → 441 | 441
(100 − 10) × 5 − 8 − 7 ÷ 7 |
16 – 12 | 441 ☓ |
|
24 |
4 | ITEMINASO | ATOMISE | 16 – 20 | AMNIOTES | MINIATES, MIONITES, MOANIEST, SIMONITE | 32 |
5 | VATOWERAH | WATER | 16 – 26 | WREATH | AWHATO, AWHETO, HAWTER, REAVOW, THROVE, WHATEV | 38 |
6 | 75 50 8 4 4 1 → 852 | 851
(8 + 4) × 75 − 50 + 1 |
23 – 33 | 853
(8 + 4) × 75 − 50 + 4 − 1 |
TC: 852 = (75 − 4) × (8 + 4) |
48 |
7 | RUMETOTES | REMOTEST | 31 – 41 | REMOTEST | ROUSETTE | 56 |
8 | NOPADIAFO | POND | 31 – 46 | PANDA | ADOON, AFION, APIAN, DANFO, DANIO, DIANA, DOONA, FONIO, NAIAD, NAPOO, NIOPO, PIANO, PINDA, PODIA, POIND | 61 |
9 | 100 75 50 25 3 3 → 204 | 204
(50 + 3 ÷ 3) × 100 ÷ 25 |
41 – 46 | 203 |
|
71 |
10 | ATOSEMICI | CAMISE wrongly allowed | 41 – 54 | SEMIOTIC | AMEIOTIC, COMITIES, METICAIS, MIASCITE, OSMICATE | 79 |
11 | LUNOHEREY | UNHOLY | 47 – 60 | UNHOLY | HENLEY, HOURLY, HURLEY, UNREEL | 85 |
12 | PLLTNAIIU | UNPLAIT | 54 – 67 | PINTAIL | PTILINAL, PUNTILLA | 93 |
13 | BURASADET | ABUSER | 54 – 74 | BASTARD | ABATURES | 101 |
14 | 100 8 6 1 7 1 → 686 | 686
(100 − 1 − 1) × 7 |
64 – 74 | 685 |
|
111 |
15 | FIRMSIMON | 64 – 84 | MISINFORM
(3 seconds) |
121 |