Episode ZDS8
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Episode ZDS8 was broadcast on 18 January 2021, as the quarter-finals of ZoomDown Numberists 2.
The show featured four 9 round games in a special numbers showdown: four normal numbers games, four variant numbers games, and an "arithnundrum".
The assistants were George Armstrong and Tom Carey.
The variants selected are shown in the game recaps.
First Quarter-Final
Sam Cappleman-Lynes played Bradley Horrocks, with Sam Cappleman-Lynes winning 77 – 67.
| Rnd | Selection | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Score | Bradley Horrocks | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 1 2 → 790 | 792
(100 − 1) × (75 × 2 + 50) ÷ 25 |
7 – 7 | 788
(75 × 25 + 1) ÷ 2 − 100 − 50 |
|
7 |
| 2 | 75 25 7 4 4 10 → 204 | 204
(75 − 25) × 4 + 4 |
17 – 17 | 204
(75 − 25) × 4 + 4 |
|
17 |
| 3 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 9 2 7 → 1849 |
1850 | 17 – 27 | 1849
75 × 25 − (50 + 9 − 7) ÷ 2 |
|
27 |
| 4 | 75 6 7 3 3 2 → 983 | 983
75 × (7 + 6) + 3 + 3 + 2 |
27 – 37 | 983
(75 + 7) × 2 × 6 − 3 ÷ 3 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 100 75 25 4 9 8 → 758 | 758
(75 + 8 + 4) × 9 − 25 |
37 – 47 | 758
75 × 9 + 100 + 8 − 25 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper 200 150 100 75 50 25 4 6 → 1016 |
1016
6 × 150 + 100 + (200 ÷ 50) × 4 |
47 – 57 | 1016
200 ÷ 25 × 150 ÷ 75 + (4 + 6) × 100 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Nasty 62 37 12 5 9 7 → 609 |
609
(62 − 12) × (5 + 7) + 9 |
57 – 67 | 609
(62 + 7) × 9 − 12 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Hyper Nasty 187 137 37 12 10 8 1 3 → 2572 |
2572
(187 + 137 − 1) × 8 − 12 |
67 – 67 | 2572 ☓ |
|
77 |
| 9 | (50 + 7) × 25 × 50 ÷ 75 → (950) | 950 (9 seconds) |
77 – 67 |
|
87 |
Second Quarter-Final
Matthew Tassier played Tim Down, with Matthew Tassier winning 90 – 70, in a max game.
| Rnd | Selection | Matthew Tassier | Score | Tim Down | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 3 1 10 8 2 → 438 | 438
(10 × 8 − 8 + 1) × 3 × 2 |
10 – 10 | 438
(8 × 10 − 8 + 1) × 2 × 3 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 100 75 50 25 3 6 → 906 | 906
(100 × 75 + 50) ÷ 25 × 3 |
20 – 20 | 906
100 × 75 ÷ 25 × 3 + 6 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Spoilage 972 722 638 177 3 2 9 → 6846 |
6846
9 × 722 + (177 − 3) × 2 |
30 – 30 | 6846
9 × 722 + (177 − 3) × 2 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 75 50 25 2 5 1 → 378 | 378
5 × 75 + 2 + 1 |
40 – 40 | 378
5 × 75 + 2 + 1 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 25 3 7 7 2 4 → 364 | 364
4 × 2 × 7 × 7 − 25 − 3 |
50 – 50 | 364
(3 × 2 + 7) × 7 × 4 |
|
50 |
| 6 | Duckdown 100 75 50 25 10 8 6 → 1242 |
1242
50 × 25 − 8 |
60 – 60 | 1242
50 × 25 − 8 |
|
60 |
| 7 | Hyper Nasty 187 37 9 1 10 4 7 7 → 1466 |
1466
(187 × 7) + 37 + (9 + 4 − 1) × 10 |
70 – 60 | 1466 ☓ |
|
70 |
| 8 | Nasty 87 62 37 12 2 4 → 928 |
928
87 × (12 − 2) + 62 − 4 |
80 – 70 | 928
87 × 12 − (62 − 4) × 2 |
|
80 |
| 9 | 8 × 9 × 10 × 11 × 12 ÷ 18 → (5280) | 5280 (14 seconds) |
90 – 70 |
|
90 |
Third Quarter-Final
Jon O'Neill played Elliott Mellor, with Elliott Mellor winning 67 – 57.
| Rnd | Selection | Jon O'Neill | Score | Elliott Mellor | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 75 50 25 2 4 → 722 | 721
(75 − 50) × 25 + 100 − 4 |
7 – 7 | 723
(100 + 75) × 4 + 25 − 2 |
|
7 |
| 2 | 2 7 4 9 8 9 → 757 | 757
((7 + 2) × 9 + 4) × 9 − 8 |
17 – 17 | 757
(9 × 9 + 4) × (7 + 2) − 8 |
|
17 |
| 3 | Hyper Nasty 87 62 37 12 5 3 9 2 → 1240 |
1240 ☓ | 17 – 27 | 1240
(87 + 37) × (12 − 2) |
|
27 |
| 4 | 25 3 8 5 1 7 → 691 | 691
((8 + 1) × 25 + 7) × 3 − 5 |
27 – 37 | 691
((25 + 8) × 7 + 1) × 3 − 5 |
|
37 |
| 5 | 75 7 9 7 6 1 → 553 | 553
(75 + 9 − 6 + 1) × 7 |
37 – 47 | 553
(75 + 9 − 6 + 1) × 7 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper 4 5 7 7 5 8 3 6 → 3837 |
3836 | 37 – 57 | 3837
8 × 6 × 5 × (5 − 7 ÷ 7) × 4 − 3 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Spoilage 899 458 394 201 3 8 4 → 9409 |
9409 ☓ | 37 – 57 | — |
GA: 9409 = ((899 + 394 − 458) × 4 − 201) × 3 − 8 |
67 |
| 8 | Nasty 37 10 7 7 9 1 → 116 |
116
10 × 7 + 37 + 9 |
47 – 67 | 116
10 × 7 + 37 + 9 |
|
77 |
| 9 | √(13 × 56 + 1) × 100 ÷ 75 → (36) | 36 (14 seconds) |
57 – 67 | 26 ☓ (9 seconds) |
|
87 |
Fourth Quarter-Final
Eoin Monaghan played John Ashcroft, with John Ashcroft winning 67 – 57.
| Rnd | Selection | Eoin Monaghan | Score | John Ashcroft | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 7 1 10 3 5 → 898 | 898
100 × (10 − 1) + 5 − 7 |
10 – 10 | 898
100 × (10 − 1) − 5 + 3 |
|
10 |
| 2 | 2 6 3 7 4 9 → 732 | 732
(9 × 7 × 2 − 4) × 6 |
20 – 20 | 732
(9 × 7 × 2 − 4) × 6 |
|
20 |
| 3 | Hyper 75 25 2 8 1 8 5 4 → 3258 |
3258
(75 − 8 − 1 − (5 − 1)) × 2 × 25 + 8 |
30 – 30 | 3258
((75 + 25) × 4 + 5) × 8 + 9 × 2 |
|
30 |
| 4 | 100 75 50 25 6 7 → 340 | 340
7 × 50 − 6 − 100 ÷ 25 |
40 – 40 | 340
7 × 50 − 6 − 100 ÷ 25 |
|
40 |
| 5 | 100 75 50 25 4 2 → 785 | 784
(100 − 50 ÷ 25) × 4 × 2 |
47 – 47 | 784
(100 − 50 ÷ 25) × 4 × 2 |
|
47 |
| 6 | Hyper Nasty 37 1 5 2 8 5 3 7 → 9834 |
— | 47 – 57 | 9834
(8 × 5 − 2) × 7 × 37 − 3 − 5 |
|
57 |
| 7 | Hyper Nasty 137 62 6 4 2 1 3 5 → 5033 |
5033
(62 − (4 + 1) × 5) × 137 − 2 × 6 × 3 |
57 – 57 | 5038 |
|
67 |
| 8 | Spoilage 995 672 550 405 6 9 4 → 3429 |
3431 ☓ | 57 – 57 | 3434 ☓ |
TD: 3429 = (405 − 6 × 4) × 9 |
77 |
| 9 | (171 + 237 + 37 × 24) ÷ 6 → (216) | 552 ☓ (11 seconds) |
57 – 67 | 216 (22 seconds) |
|
87 |
