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'''''ZoomDown''''' is a version of Countdown streamed live using "Zoom" video conferencing software. It was introduced during the COVID-19 lockdown by [[Series 81]] 6-time winner, [[Paul Anderson]], who also acts as the host. It featured [[Callum Todd]] in dictionary corner in the first six episodes. [[Episode ZD7]] onward sees [[James Rowan]] in the DC role, and [[Fiona Titcombe]] operating the technical aspect of production. [[Tom Carey]] alternated with Titcombe from [[Episode ZD12]] onwards, with [[George Armstrong]] joining the team in [[Episode ZD15]].

The format is similar to a countdown series, with the winner staying on for up to four games, at which point they become a ZoomDown tetrachamp. The games are shown live on YouTube on Mondays at 8pm and Thursdays at 8:05pm (moving to 8pm after the "clap for carers" campaign ended). In addition to the series, special episodes are planned - the first of these was a mini-[[Hyper]] tournament between four players shown on Friday 15th May at 8pm, and the second was a numberists special shown over two Saturdays, 13th and 20th June.

A record of the games and standings can be seen below. All games can be watched on YouTube at [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWmQM7wUgtyzmCxOwZrBgMg].

==Series 1==
===Seed table===
{{Seed table}}
{{Seed| 1|[[Dan McColm]]            |4|451}}
{{Seed| 2|[[Bradley Horrocks]]      |4|448}}
{{Seed| 3|[[Jonathan Wynn]]         |4|439}}
{{Seed| 4|[[Hazel Drury]]           |2|318}}
{{Seed| 5|[[Elliott Mellor]]        |2|316}}
{{Seed| 6|[[Dinos Sfyris]]          |2|308}}
{{Seed| 7|[[Paul Nixon]]            |2|307}}
{{Seed| 8|[[Zubair Patel]]          |2|297}}
{{Seed| 9|[[Ashwin Abinashi]]       |2|259}}
{{Seed|10|[[Jamie Rawson]]          |2|216}}
{{Seed|  |[[Steve Anderson]]*       |1|98}}
{{Seed table end}}
<center><nowiki>*</nowiki> still playing<br />
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 [[conundrum]]s 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.</center>

===Series 1 games===
{{episode table}}
{{ep | ZD1  |  6/04/2020 | P |[[George Armstrong]]| 110 - 63 |[[Fiona Titcombe]]|[[Tom Carey]]|[[Callum Todd]]|123}}
{{ep | ZD1  |  6/04/2020 | P |Tom Carey| 118 - 71 |George Armstrong|Fiona Titcombe|Callum Todd|131}}
{{ep | ZD2  | 13/04/2020 | P |Tom Carey| 125 - 132 |[[Bradley Horrocks]]|[[James Rowan]]|Callum Todd|143}}
{{ep | ZD2  | 13/04/2020 | P |Bradley Horrocks| 99 - 90 |James Rowan|Tom Carey|Callum Todd|133}}
{{ep | ZD3  | 16/04/2020 | P |Bradley Horrocks| 107 - 86 |[[Dan Byrom]]|[[James Robinson]]|Callum Todd|123}}
{{ep | ZD3  | 16/04/2020 | P |Bradley Horrocks| 110 - 104 |James Robinson|Dan Byrom|Callum Todd|131}}
{{ep | ZD4  | 20/04/2020 | P |[[Elizabeth Beer]]| 86 - 96* |[[Jamie Rawson]]|[[Mark Mills]]|Callum Todd|129}}
{{ep | ZD4  | 20/04/2020 | P |Jamie Rawson| 82 - 50 |Mark Mills|Elizabeth Beer|Callum Todd|134}}
{{ep | ZD5  | 23/04/2020 | P |Jamie Rawson| 51 - 112 |[[Jacob Coventry-Peters]]|[[Eoin Jackson]]|Callum Todd|121}}
{{ep | ZD5  | 23/04/2020 | P |Jacob Coventry-Peters| 70 - 72 |Eoin Jackson|Jamie Rawson|Callum Todd|119}}
{{ep | ZD6  | 27/04/2020 | P |Eoin Jackson| 63 - 104 |[[Martin May]]|[[Fred Whibley]]|Callum Todd|127}}
{{ep | ZD6  | 27/04/2020 | P |Martin May| 108 - 110 |Fred Whibley|Eoin Jackson|Callum Todd|144}}
{{ep | ZD7  | 30/04/2020 | P |Fred Whibley| 94 - 111 |[[Paul Nixon]]|[[Andy Platt]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|120}}
{{ep | ZD7  | 30/04/2020 | P |Paul Nixon| 94 - 65 |Andy Platt|Fred Whibley|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|120}}
{{ep | ZD8  |  4/05/2020 | P |Paul Nixon| 102 - 123  |[[Philip Aston]]|[[Hazel Drury]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|134}}
{{ep | ZD8  |  4/05/2020 | P |Philip Aston| 91 - 122 |Hazel Drury|Paul Nixon|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|133}}
{{ep | ZD9  |  7/05/2020 | P |Hazel Drury| 115 - 104  |[[Cammy Lovatt]]|[[Dinos Sfyris]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|133}}
{{ep | ZD9  |  7/05/2020 | P |Hazel Drury| 81 - 108 |Dinos Sfyris|Cammy Lovatt|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|123}}
{{ep | ZD10 | 11/05/2020 | P |Dinos Sfyris| 101 - 91 |[[Tom Stevenson]]|[[Jonathan Wynn]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|117}}
{{ep | ZD10 | 11/05/2020 | P |Dinos Sfyris| 99 - 113 |Jonathan Wynn|Tom Stevenson|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|130}}
{{ep | ZD11 | 14/05/2020 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 102 - 73 |[[Robin McKay]]|[[Tracey Mills]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|131}}
{{ep | ZD11 | 14/05/2020 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 122 - 111 |Tracey Mills|Robin McKay|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|135}}
{{ep | ZD12 | 18/05/2020 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 102 - 99 |[[Anthony Endsor]]|Tom Carey|James Rowan|131}}
{{ep | ZD12 | 18/05/2020 | P |[[Sophie Turner]]| 89 - 80 |[[Nathan Pace]]|Tom Carey|James Rowan|133}}
{{ep | ZD13 | 21/05/2020 | P |Sophie Turner| 55 - 76 |[[Dave Robjohns]]|[[Rhys Benjamin]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|122}}
{{ep | ZD13 | 21/05/2020 | P |Dave Robjohns| 59 - 101 |Rhys Benjamin|Sophie Turner|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|123}}
{{ep | ZD14 | 25/05/2020 | P |Rhys Benjamin| 66 - 69 |[[Ashwin Abinashi]]|[[Dave Ashton]]|James Rowan, Tom Carey|129}}
{{ep | ZD14 | 25/05/2020 | P |Ashwin Abinashi| 119 - 70 |Dave Ashton|Rhys Benjamin|James Rowan, Tom Carey|123}}
{{ep | ZD15 | 28/05/2020 | P |Ashwin Abinashi| 71 - 101 |[[Suzy Turner]]|[[Dave Ryan]]|George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe|129}}
{{ep | ZD15 | 28/05/2020 | P |Suzy Turner| 91 - 92 |Dave Ryan|Ashwin Abinashi|George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe|119}}
{{ep | ZD16 |  1/06/2020 | P |Dave Ryan| 95 - 105* |[[Jamie Wing]]|[[Zubair Patel]]|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|141}}
{{ep | ZD16 |  1/06/2020 | P |Jamie Wing| 122 - 130 |Zubair Patel|Dave Ryan|James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe|147}}
{{ep | ZD17 |  4/06/2020 | P |Zubair Patel| 97 - 81 |[[Stephen Read]]|[[Elliott Mellor]]|George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe|142}}
{{ep | ZD17 |  4/06/2020 | P |Zubair Patel| 70 - 98 |Elliott Mellor|Stephen Read|George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe|117}}
{{ep | ZD18 |  8/06/2020 | P |Elliott Mellor| 120 - 113 |[[Edward Byrne]]|[[Dan McColm]]|Tom Carey, James Rowan|131}}
{{ep | ZD18 |  8/06/2020 | P |Elliott Mellor| 98 - 111 |[[Dan McColm]]|Edward Byrne|Tom Carey, James Rowan|129}}
{{ep | ZD19 | 12/06/2020 | P |Dan McColm| 124 - 89 |[[James Haughton]]|[[Rob Foster]]|George Armstrong, Tom Carey|133}}
{{ep | ZD19 | 12/06/2020 | P |Dan McColm| 116 - 105 |Rob Foster|James Haughton|George Armstrong, Tom Carey|133}}
{{ep | ZD20 | 15/06/2020 | P |Dan McColm| 100 - 64 |[[Toby McDonald]]|Tom Carey|James Rowan|118}}
{{ep | ZD20 | 15/06/2020 | P |[[Steve Anderson]]| 96 - 68 |[[Stephen Holford]]|[[Adam Dexter]]|Tom Carey, James Rowan|119}}
{{episode table end}}
<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>

==Specials==

The first special was played on Friday 15 May 2020, as a special [[Hypercountdown]] tournament.

===Progress charts===
====Hypercountdown special====
{| class="progress"
| class="cocsf" | '''[[Callum Todd]]''' vs [[Damian Eadie]]
| rowspan="2" class="cocf" |  '''[[Callum Todd]]''' vs [[Innis Carson]]
|-
| class="cocsf" | [[Stephen Read]] vs '''[[Innis Carson]]'''
|}

====Numberists specials====
{{CoC8 progress
| 1 = [[Noel McIlvenny]]
| 2 = [[Matthew Tassier]] | q1w = 2
| 3 = [[Ed McCullagh]]
| 4 = [[Tim Down]] | q2w = 4
| 5 = [[Elliott Mellor]] | q3w = 5
| 6 = [[Bradley Horrocks]]
| 7 = [[Tom Cappleman]] | q4w = 7
| 8 = [[Chris Butler]]
}}

===Special games===
{{episode table}}
{{ep | ZDS1 | 15/05/2020 | HSF |[[Callum Todd]]| 65 - 45 |[[Damian Eadie]]|[[Stephen Read]],<br />[[Innis Carson]]|James Rowan<br />Fiona Titcombe|86}}
{{ep | ZDS1 | 15/05/2020 | HSF |[[Stephen Read]]| 60 - 70 |[[Innis Carson]]|Callum Todd,<br/>Damian Eadie|James Rowan<br />Fiona Titcombe|85}}
{{ep | ZDS1 | 15/05/2020 | HGF |Callum Todd| 122 - 98 |Innis Carson|Stephen Read,<br />Damian Eadie|James Rowan<br />Fiona Titcombe|146}}
{{ep | ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF |[[Noel McIlvenny]]| 57 - 64 |[[Matthew Tassier]]|James Rowan|Fiona Titcombe|90}}
{{ep | ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF |[[Ed McCullagh]]| 70 - 80 |[[Tim Down]]|James Rowan|Fiona Titcombe|90}}
{{ep | ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF |[[Elliott Mellor]]| 71 - 34 |[[Bradley Horrocks]]|James Rowan|Fiona Titcombe|87}}
{{ep | ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF |[[Tom Cappleman]]| 67 - 60 |[[Chris Butler]]|James Rowan|Fiona Titcombe|87}}
{{ep | ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NSF |Matthew Tassier|  -  |Tim Down|tba|tba|}}
{{ep | ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NSF |Elliott Mellor|  -  |Tom Cappleman|tba|tba|}}
{{ep | ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NGF |tba|  -  |tba|tba|tba|}}
{{episode table end}}

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