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ZoomDown Series 2

From Countdown
The series winner, Rob Foster, pictured with the trophy.

ZoomDown Series 2 was the second series of ZoomDown and was hosted by Paul Anderson. It ran from 7 September to 21 December 2020 and was won by Rob Foster.

James Roper's 129 in Episode ZD42 was a max game, the first in 83 games of regular ZoomDown. It was followed by a max game in Episode ZD52 by Harry Savage and one in the second semi-final by Foster.

The finals fell true to form in that the higher seed always beat the lower seed, with no upsets.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Rob Foster 4 530
2 Callum Todd 4 480
3 Jack Worsley 4 469
4 Harry Savage 3 436
5 Noel McIlvenny 3 396
6 Ben Wilson 3 395
7 David Hilton 3 333
8 Tom Stevenson 2 349

The show follows seeding rules from the modern era of Countdown. Namely, since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest individual score.

NOTE: Matthew Alicoon, undefeated with 3 wins and 335 points, withdrew from the series for personal reasons. His opponents were given another opportunity to participate, although their original scores were not included in their totals.

NOTE: James Roper, with 3 wins and 450 points, withdrew from the finals for personal reasons. NOTE: Zubair Patel, with 3 wins and 327 points, was undefeated at the end of the series and could have qualified as No. 8 seed, but elected to continue his run in the following series.

Progress

Rob Foster (1) vs Tom Stevenson (8) Rob Foster (1) vs Harry Savage (4) Rob Foster (1)
vs
Callum Todd (2)
Noel McIlvenny (5) vs Harry Savage (4)
Jack Worsley (3) vs Ben Wilson (6) Jack Worsley (3) vs Callum Todd (2)
David Hilton (7) vs Callum Todd (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
ZD32 7/09/2020 P Jack Worsley 130 – 72 Matty Artell Paul Anderson James Robinson James Roper, Fiona Titcombe 136
ZD32 7/09/2020 P Jack Worsley 102 – 78 James Robinson Paul Anderson Matty Artell James Roper, Fiona Titcombe 119
ZD33 10/09/2020 P Jack Worsley 123 – 113 Paul Nixon Paul Anderson Fred W Tom Carey 131
ZD33 10/09/2020 P Elizabeth Beer 54 – 119 Matthew Alicoon Paul Anderson Fred W Tom Carey 124
ZD34 14/09/2020 P Matthew Alicoon 110 – 62 Toby Pereira Paul Anderson Chris Marshall George Armstrong, James Roper 123
ZD34 14/09/2020 P Matthew Alicoon 106 – 102 Chris Marshall Paul Anderson Toby Pereira George Armstrong, James Roper 125
ZD35 17/09/2020 P Elizabeth Beer 93 – 61 Bernie Kingston Paul Anderson David Hilton Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 124
ZD35 17/09/2020 P Elizabeth Beer 72 – 86 David Hilton Paul Anderson Bernie Kingston Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 120
ZD36 21/09/2020 P David Hilton 88 – 46 Callum Carton Paul Anderson Lesley Jeavons George Armstrong, James Roper 123
ZD36 21/09/2020 P David Hilton 80 – 32 Lesley Jeavons Paul Anderson Callum Carton George Armstrong, James Roper 120
ZD37 24/09/2020 P David Hilton 79 – 99 Niall Waters Paul Anderson James Roper Tom Carey 123
ZD37 24/09/2020 P Niall Waters 99 – 120 Antoinette Ryan Paul Anderson David Hilton George Armstrong, Tom Carey, James Roper 146
ZD38 28/09/2020 P Antoinette Ryan 88 – 86 Toby Pereira Paul Anderson Ben Wilson James Roper, Fiona Titcombe 120
ZD38 28/09/2020 P Antoinette Ryan 86 – 93 Ben Wilson Paul Anderson Toby Pereira James Roper, Fiona Titcombe 120
ZD39 1/10/2020 P Ben Wilson 108 – 82 Matthew Tassier Paul Anderson Kai Laddiman Tom Carey, Fiona Titcombe 140
ZD39 1/10/2020 P Ben Wilson 108 – 85 Kai Laddiman Paul Anderson Matthew Tassier Tom Carey, Fiona Titcombe 135
ZD40 5/10/2020 P Ben Wilson 86 – 97 Stephen Read Paul Anderson James Roper George Armstrong 126
ZD40 5/10/2020 P Stephen Read 111 – 93 Tom Carey Paul Anderson Ben Wilson George Armstrong, James Roper 124
ZD41 8/10/2020 P Stephen Read 97 – 101 David Barnard Paul Anderson Luke Johnson-Davies George Armstrong, Tom Carey 118
ZD41 8/10/2020 P David Barnard 117 – 125 Luke Johnson-Davies Paul Anderson Stephen Read George Armstrong, Tom Carey 135
ZD42 12/10/2020 P Luke Johnson-Davies 138 – 140 Jack Hurst Paul Anderson James Roper Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 158
ZD42 12/10/2020 P Jack Hurst 101 – 129 James Roper Paul Anderson Luke Johnson-Davies Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 129
ZD43 15/10/2020 P James Roper 115 – 85 Philip Aston Paul Anderson Johnny Canuck George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 141
ZD43 15/10/2020 P James Roper 120 – 81 Johnny Canuck Paul Anderson Philip Aston George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 121
ZD44 19/10/2020 P James Roper 86 – 120 Sam Cappleman-Lynes Paul Anderson George Armstrong Tom Carey 131
ZD44 19/10/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 124 – 142 Rob Foster Paul Anderson George Armstrong Tom Carey 152
ZD45 22/10/2020 P Rob Foster 144 – 98 Oliver Garner Paul Anderson Matthew Brockwell George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 145
ZD45 22/10/2020 P Rob Foster 123 – 68 Matthew Brockwell Paul Anderson Oliver Garner George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 135
ZD46 26/10/2020 P Rob Foster 121 – 114 George Armstrong Paul Anderson Fiona Titcombe Tom Carey 131
ZD46 26/10/2020 P Jason Larsen 83 – 78 Tricia Lockhart Paul Anderson George Armstrong, Rob Foster Tom Carey, Fiona Titcombe 123
ZD47 29/10/2020 P Jason Larsen 51 – 63 Maria Chandler Paul Anderson Mark Mills Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 131
ZD47 29/10/2020 P Maria Chandler 67 – 71 Mark Mills Paul Anderson Fred W Fiona Titcombe 132
ZD48 2/11/2020 P Mark Mills 52 – 78 Damian McEvoy Paul Anderson Natalie McCluskey George Armstrong, Tom Carey 143
ZD48 2/11/2020 P Damian McEvoy 59 – 105 Natalie McCluskey Paul Anderson Mark Mills George Armstrong, Tom Carey 135
ZD49 5/11/2020 P Natalie McCluskey 59 – 86 Phil Stanton Paul Anderson Noel McIlvenny Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 132
ZD49 5/11/2020 P Phil Stanton 72 – 95 Noel McIlvenny Paul Anderson Natalie McCluskey Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 128
ZD50 9/11/2020 P Noel McIlvenny 103 – 88 Paul Hindess Paul Anderson Darren Godfrey George Armstrong, Tom Carey 122
ZD50 9/11/2020 P Noel McIlvenny 101 – 60 Darren Godfrey Paul Anderson Paul Hindess George Armstrong, Tom Carey 113
ZD51 12/11/2020 P Noel McIlvenny 97 – 114 Harry Savage Paul Anderson Fred W Fiona Titcombe 135
ZD51 12/11/2020 P Harry Savage 103 – 82 Vincent Barcet Paul Anderson Fred W Fiona Titcombe 134
ZD52 16/11/2020 P Harry Savage 125 – 82 Tracey Mills Paul Anderson Damian Eadie George Armstrong, Tom Carey 125
ZD52 16/11/2020 P Harry Savage 94 – 97 Damian Eadie Paul Anderson Tracey Mills George Armstrong, Tom Carey 122
ZD53 19/11/2020 P Damian Eadie 81 – 87 Jonathan Rawlinson Paul Anderson James Haughton Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 152
ZD53 19/11/2020 P Jonathan Rawlinson 115 – 123 James Haughton Paul Anderson Damian Eadie Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 136
ZD54 23/11/2020 P James Haughton 120 – 130 Dan Byrom Paul Anderson Tom Stevenson George Armstrong, Tom Carey 139
ZD54 23/11/2020 P Dan Byrom 109 – 113 Tom Stevenson Paul Anderson James Haughton George Armstrong, Tom Carey 125
ZD55 26/11/2020 P Tom Stevenson 130 – 82 Mark Murray Paul Anderson Callum Todd Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 141
ZD55 26/11/2020 P Tom Stevenson 106 – 134 Callum Todd Paul Anderson Mark Murray Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 136
ZD56 30/11/2020 P Callum Todd 140 – 83 Tom Cappleman Paul Anderson Tom Chafer-Cook George Armstrong, Tom Carey 142
ZD56 30/11/2020 P Callum Todd 103 – 90 Tom Chafer-Cook Paul Anderson Tom Cappleman George Armstrong, Tom Carey 118
ZD57 3/12/2020 P Callum Todd 103 – 93 Tim Down Paul Anderson Fiona Titcombe Fred W 117
ZD57 3/12/2020 P Chris Marshall 78 – 99 Zubair Patel Paul Anderson Fiona Titcombe Fred W 137
ZD58 7/12/2020 P Zubair Patel 106 – 83 Peter Clarke Paul Anderson Toby McDonald George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 120
ZD58 7/12/2020 P Zubair Patel 122 – 114 Toby McDonald Paul Anderson Peter Clarke George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 132
ZD59 10/12/2020 QF Rob Foster 124 – 109 Tom Stevenson Paul Anderson Noel McIlvenny, Harry Savage Tom Carey, Fred W 125
ZD59 10/12/2020 QF Harry Savage 95 – 59 Noel McIlvenny Paul Anderson Rob Foster, Tom Stevenson Tom Carey, Fred W 118
ZD60 14/12/2020 QF Jack Worsley 111 – 67 Ben Wilson Paul Anderson David Hilton, Callum Todd George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 120
ZD60 14/12/2020 QF Callum Todd 121 – 39 David Hilton Paul Anderson Ben Wilson, Jack Worsley George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe 124
ZD61 17/12/2020 SF Callum Todd 123 – 112 Jack Worsley Paul Anderson Rob Foster, Harry Savage Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 134
ZD61 17/12/2020 SF Rob Foster 120 – 103 Harry Savage Paul Anderson Callum Todd, Jack Worsley Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 120
ZD62 21/12/2020 GF Rob Foster 114 – 94 Callum Todd Paul Anderson Susie Dent, Stephen Read George Armstrong, Tom Carey, Fiona Titcombe, Fred W 120
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum