Episode ZDS9

Episode ZDS9 was broadcast on 21 January 2021, as the quarter finals of the GoatZdown specials of ZoomDown.

Rounds were played to Goatdown rules, meaning contestants were able to pick the final letter specifically.

First Quarter-Final

Tom Carey played Jack Hurst, with Jack Hurst winning 67 – 50, in a max game.

Rnd	Selection	Tom Carey	Score	Jack Hurst	Others	Max.
1	REGUZITOL	TRILOGUE	8 – 8	TRILOGUE		8
2	FRDIEIEOA	AERIFIED	16 – 16	AERIFIED		16
3	KAWEGIDOS	GAWKED	22 – 22	DOSAGE	DAGOES, DOGIES, DOSAGE, DOWAKS, GODISE, KIDEOS, SIDAGE, SOAKED, SWAGED, WODGES*	22
4	LRREEYOOT	toolery ☓	22 – 29	OOTERLY	ROOTERY	29
5	WENUFETAR	FEATURE	29 – 36	FEATURE		36
6	BGTIEAMNW	WINGBEAT	37 – 44	WINGBEAT		44
7	LOBOVIMOA	MOVIOLA	44 – 51	MOVIOLA		51
8	NQRAUAUON	ANURAN	50 – 57	ANURAN		57
9	SAYPEEAS(K)		50 – 67	SPEAKEASY (2 seconds)		67

David Barnard played Ollie Garner, with Ollie Garner winning 74 – 63.

Rnd	Selection	David Barnard	Score	Ollie Garner	Others	Max.
1	TBVKEIOAS	OBVIATES	8 – 8	OBVIATES		8
2	TYSUAHDON	HANDOUTS	16 – 16	THOUSAND		16
3	XGLSEEOTA	GOATEES	23 – 16	geotaxes ☓	EAGLETS, EXALTES, GELATOS, LATEXES, LEGATES, LEGATOS, OLEATES, OXGATES*, SEXTOLE, TELEGAS	23
4	SCREIADEN	INCREASED	41 – 34	INCREASED	ARDENCIES, DERACINES	41
5	MCTREUAED	CREMATED	49 – 42	CREMATED		49
6	NLWIEMAOZ	WOMANIZE	57 – 50	WOMANIZE		57
7	SWVPOAUOE	POOVES	63 – 56	POOVES		63
8	RTPAOEIRS	AIRPORTS	63 – 74	PRIORATES	PARROTISE, TROPARIES	81
9	ANUNDRUM(E)	groundsman ☓ (5 seconds)	63 – 74	unmaunder ☓ (42 seconds)	UNMANURED	91

Callum Todd played James Haughton, with Callum Todd winning 73 – 56.

Rnd	Selection	Callum Todd	Score	James Haughton	Others	Max.
1	DTCAUEUOI	AUTOCIDE	8 – 8	AUTOCIDE		8
2	MRHOEAEIN	HOMARINE	16 – 16	HOMARINE	MIHANERE	16
3	RDTUAODNK	OUTDRANK	24 – 24	OUTDRANK		24
4	TGGUORESN	STURGEON	32 – 32	STURGEON		32
5	AEPLFIOMH	HEMIOLA	39 – 32	MAPLE	HAPLOME*	39
6	RSGAUTIIA	GAIATRIS	47 – 40	GAIATRIS		47
7	EUDBSOSEM	EMBOSSED	55 – 48	EMBOSSED	EMBUSSED	55
8	PLTUEAOAT	OUTLEAPT	63 – 56	ALOUATTE	AUTOPLATE	73
9	PAIRDAYS(X)	DYSPRAXIA (2.5 seconds)	73 – 56			83

Rob Foster played Jack Worsley, with Rob Foster winning 91 – 81 in a double max game, and also the highest score of the series to date.

Rnd	Selection	Rob Foster	Score	Jack Worsley	Others	Max.
1	SLMEAPUEO	AMPOULES	8 – 8	AMPOULES		8
2	YLSIUIRAT	RITUALS	15 – 15	RITUALS	LIATRIS, RUSTILY, TRYSAIL	15
3	DTGEEOHFE	GEODETE	22 – 22	GEODETE		22
4	NIROQAEUS	AEQUORINS	40 – 40	AEQUORINS		40
5	RTSOITNCE	CORNETIST	58 – 58	CORNETIST		58
6	MESOVAWCN	MEACONS	65 – 65	MEACONS	NAVCOMS	65
7	CNDUAIOBE	DOUCAINE	73 – 73	DOUCAINE		73
8	WATEDOLTR	LEADWORT	81 – 81	LEADWORT		81
9	BARCODES(N)	ABSCONDER (2.5 seconds)	91 – 81			91