Episode ZD96

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Episode ZD96 was broadcast on 9 September 2021, as part of ZoomDown Series 4.

Game 1

Stu Harkness played Rachael Montgomery, with Rachael Montgomery winning 98 – 78. The Dictionary Corner guest was Matthew Tassier, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Graeme Cole.

NOTE: Montgomery's buzz on the conundrum was originally not accepted, as the buzzer sounded after the music stopped. However, after carefully reviewing the footage, it was noted her name in the graphics lit up just before the music ended and before the buzzer sounded. Therefore, in the following episode, it was decided that 10 points would be added to her final score and her preliminary points total.

Rnd	Selection	Stu Harkness	Score	Rachael Montgomery	Others	Max.
1	FENONEOMI	NOMINEE	7 – 0	ONION		7
2	CSBVIEUEC	CUBICS	13 – 6	CUBICS	BEVIES, CUVEES, EUCIES	13
3	50 7 8 1 3 5 → 720	720 (8 × 5 + 50) × (7 + 1)	23 – 16	720 (50 − 5 + 3) × (8 + 7)		23
4	DGTTOOAAR	GROAT	28 – 21	GROAT	DOGTROT	30
5	RISETAANU	URINATES	36 – 29	URINATES	TRAINEAUS	48
6	100 25 50 2 6 7 → 742	742 (100 + 6) × 7	46 – 39	742 (100 + 6) × 7		58
7	RASOVIINE	AVERSION	54 – 47	AVERSION	OVIARIES, REVISION	66
8	MRDREIEES	SEEDIER	54 – 55	REMEDIES	MISERERE, REDEMISE, REDESIRE	74
9	100 5 6 3 9 7 → 823	824	54 – 65	823 100 × 9 − (5 + 6) × 7​		84
10	MTDXAUEAK	TAXED	59 – 70	TAXED	MAKUTA, MEDAKA	90
11	DISOTASLL	STOLID	65 – 76	STALLS	ALLODS, ALLOTS, ATOLLS, DATILS, DISTAL, DOSSAL, ODISTS, OSTIAL, SADIST, SLASTO, SOLIDS, STALLS, STILLS, STOLID, TALLIS	96
12	NRTPOOUYA	PANTRY	71 – 82	RATOON	OUTPRAY, PATROON, PATURON, PRONOTA, PUNATOO, UNPARTY	103
13	LEMOJUWTN	LEMON	71 – 88	MOLTEN	LOMENT, LOTMEN, MELTON	109
14	75 100 50 25 6 3 → 818	823 (6 + 3) × 100 − 75 − 50 ÷ 25​	78 – 88	—	PA: 818 = (100 + 25 + 3) × 6 + 50​	119
15	FINEMATHS		78 – 98	MINESHAFT (29.75 seconds)		129

Game 2

Rachael Montgomery played Matthew Tassier, with Rachael Montgomery winning 99 – 81. The Dictionary Corner guest was Stu Harkness, and the lexicographers were George Armstrong and Graeme Cole.

Rnd	Selection	Rachael Montgomery	Score	Matthew Tassier	Others	Max.
1	SMFLEIOIV	MISFILE	7 – 0	molifies ☓	FILMISE, MISLIVE, MOILIES	7
2	TEGAGADIW	AWAITED	14 – 7	TWIGGED		14
3	100 3 8 4 2 8 → 933	932 (100 − 8) × (8 + 2) + 4 × 3​	21 – 14	932 (100 − 8) × (8 + 2) + 4 × 3​		21
4	TARAXETOO	OROTATE	28 – 21	OROTATE		28
5	MGCRIAIIN	CRIMING	35 – 21	AIRING	MINICAR	35
6	9 2 6 9 2 5 → 160	160 (9 + 9 − 2) × 5 × 2	45 – 31	160 (9 × 9 − (6 − 5)) × 2		45
7	KNMMOOAAD	NOMAD	50 – 36	NOMAD	MONKDOM	52
8	LOYENETOS	TENSELY	57 – 36	STONE	OSTEONE	59
9	100 75 50 6 8 3 → 675	675 6 × 100 + 75	67 – 46	675 (75 × 50 + 100 × 3) ÷ 6		69
10	TIJIRECEU	JUICIER	74 – 46	REJECT	EUCRITE, EURETIC	76
11	SNNSAEEDR	ENSNARED	82 – 54	ENSNARED	DEARNESS, ENSNARES, NEARNESS	84
12	RABOBURER	arbourer ☓	82 – 54	arbourer ☓	ARBOUR, BARBER, ROARER, ROBBER, RUBBER	90
13	WSTHEUIET	WHITEST	89 – 61	WHITEST	WETSUIT, WETTIES, WETTISH	97
14	9 10 1 8 3 8 → 504	504 (8 − 1) × 8 × 9	99 – 71	504 (10 − 3)​ × 8 × 9		107
15	INVERTTEE		99 – 81	RETENTIVE (12 seconds)		117

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1)