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Revision as of 15:37, 17 June 2020
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 [1].
Contents
Series 1
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
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1 | Dan McColm | 4 | 451 |
2 | Bradley Horrocks | 4 | 448 |
3 | Jonathan Wynn | 4 | 439 |
4 | Hazel Drury | 2 | 318 |
5 | Elliott Mellor | 2 | 316 |
6 | Dinos Sfyris | 2 | 308 |
7 | Paul Nixon | 2 | 307 |
8 | Zubair Patel | 2 | 297 |
9 | Ashwin Abinashi | 2 | 259 |
10 | Jamie Rawson | 2 | 216 |
Steve Anderson* | 1 | 98 |
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.
Games
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Technician | Max |
ZD1 | 6/04/2020 | P | George Armstrong | 110 – 63 | Fiona Titcombe | Tom Carey | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 123 |
ZD1 | 6/04/2020 | P | Tom Carey | 118 – 71 | George Armstrong | Fiona Titcombe | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 131 |
ZD2 | 13/04/2020 | P | Tom Carey | 125 – 132 | Bradley Horrocks | James Rowan | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 143 |
ZD2 | 13/04/2020 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 99 – 90 | James Rowan | Tom Carey | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 133 |
ZD3 | 16/04/2020 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 107 – 86 | Dan Byrom | James Robinson | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 123 |
ZD3 | 16/04/2020 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 110 – 104 | James Robinson | Dan Byrom | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 131 |
ZD4 | 20/04/2020 | P | Elizabeth Beer | 86 – 96* | Jamie Rawson | Mark Mills | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 129 |
ZD4 | 20/04/2020 | P | Jamie Rawson | 82 – 50 | Mark Mills | Elizabeth Beer | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 134 |
ZD5 | 23/04/2020 | P | Jamie Rawson | 51 – 112 | Jacob Coventry-Peters | Eoin Jackson | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 121 |
ZD5 | 23/04/2020 | P | Jacob Coventry-Peters | 70 – 72 | Eoin Jackson | Jamie Rawson | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 119 |
ZD6 | 27/04/2020 | P | Eoin Jackson | 63 – 104 | Martin May | Fred Whibley | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 127 |
ZD6 | 27/04/2020 | P | Martin May | 108 – 110 | Fred Whibley | Eoin Jackson | Callum Todd | Callum Todd | 144 |
ZD7 | 30/04/2020 | P | Fred Whibley | 94 – 111 | Paul Nixon | Andy Platt | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 120 |
ZD7 | 30/04/2020 | P | Paul Nixon | 94 – 65 | Andy Platt | Fred Whibley | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 120 |
ZD8 | 4/05/2020 | P | Paul Nixon | 102 – 123 | Philip Aston | Hazel Drury | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 134 |
ZD8 | 4/05/2020 | P | Philip Aston | 91 – 122 | Hazel Drury | Paul Nixon | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 133 |
ZD9 | 7/05/2020 | P | Hazel Drury | 115 – 104 | Cammy Lovatt | Dinos Sfyris | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 133 |
ZD9 | 7/05/2020 | P | Hazel Drury | 81 – 108 | Dinos Sfyris | Cammy Lovatt | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 123 |
ZD10 | 11/05/2020 | P | Dinos Sfyris | 101 – 91 | Tom Stevenson | Jonathan Wynn | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 117 |
ZD10 | 11/05/2020 | P | Dinos Sfyris | 99 – 113 | Jonathan Wynn | Tom Stevenson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 130 |
ZD11 | 14/05/2020 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 102 – 73 | Robin McKay | Tracey Mills | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 131 |
ZD11 | 14/05/2020 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 122 – 111 | Tracey Mills | Robin McKay | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 135 |
ZD12 | 18/05/2020 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 102 – 99 | Anthony Endsor | Tom Carey | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 131 |
ZD12 | 18/05/2020 | P | Sophie Turner | 89 – 80 | Nathan Pace | Tom Carey | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 133 |
ZD13 | 21/05/2020 | P | Sophie Turner | 55 – 76 | Dave Robjohns | Rhys Benjamin | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 122 |
ZD13 | 21/05/2020 | P | Dave Robjohns | 59 – 101 | Rhys Benjamin | Sophie Turner | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 123 |
ZD14 | 25/05/2020 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 66 – 69 | Ashwin Abinashi | Dave Ashton | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 129 |
ZD14 | 25/05/2020 | P | Ashwin Abinashi | 119 – 70 | Dave Ashton | Rhys Benjamin | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 123 |
ZD15 | 28/05/2020 | P | Ashwin Abinashi | 71 – 101 | Suzy Turner | Dave Ryan | George Armstrong | Fiona Titcombe | 129 |
ZD15 | 28/05/2020 | P | Suzy Turner | 91 – 92 | Dave Ryan | Ashwin Abinashi | George Armstrong | Fiona Titcombe | 119 |
ZD16 | 1/06/2020 | P | Dave Ryan | 95 – 105* | Jamie Wing | Zubair Patel | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 141 |
ZD16 | 1/06/2020 | P | Jamie Wing | 122 – 130 | Zubair Patel | Dave Ryan | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 147 |
ZD17 | 4/06/2020 | P | Zubair Patel | 97 – 81 | Stephen Read | Elliott Mellor | George Armstrong | Fiona Titcombe | 142 |
ZD17 | 4/06/2020 | P | Zubair Patel | 70 – 98 | Elliott Mellor | Stephen Read | George Armstrong | Fiona Titcombe | 117 |
ZD18 | 8/06/2020 | P | Elliott Mellor | 120 – 113 | Edward Byrne | Dan McColm | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 131 |
ZD18 | 8/06/2020 | P | Elliott Mellor | 98 – 111 | Dan McColm | Edward Byrne | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 129 |
ZD19 | 12/06/2020 | P | Dan McColm | 124 – 89 | James Haughton | Rob Foster | George Armstrong
Tom Carey |
133 | |
ZD19 | 12/06/2020 | P | Dan McColm | 116 – 105 | Rob Foster | James Haughton | George Armstrong | Tom Carey | 133 |
ZD20 | 15/06/2020 | P | Dan McColm | 100 – 64 | Toby McDonald | Tom Carey | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 118 |
ZD20 | 15/06/2020 | P | Steve Anderson | 96 – 68 | Stephen Holford | Adam Dexter | James Rowan | Tom Carey | 119 |
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum
Specials
The first special was played on Friday 15 May 2020, as a special Hypercountdown tournament.
Progress charts
Hypercountdown special
Callum Todd vs Damian Eadie | Callum Todd vs Innis Carson |
Stephen Read vs Innis Carson |
Numberists specials
Noel McIlvenny vs Matthew Tassier | Matthew Tassier vs Tim Down | |
Ed McCullagh vs Tim Down | ||
Elliott Mellor vs Bradley Horrocks | Elliott Mellor vs Tom Cappleman | |
Tom Cappleman vs Chris Butler |
Special games
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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ZDS1 | 15/05/2020 | HSF | Callum Todd | 65 – 45 | Damian Eadie | Paul Anderson | Stephen Read, Innis Carson |
James Rowan Fiona Titcombe |
86 | |||
ZDS1 | 15/05/2020 | HSF | Stephen Read | 60 – 70 | Innis Carson | Paul Anderson | Callum Todd, Damian Eadie |
James Rowan Fiona Titcombe |
85 | |||
ZDS1 | 15/05/2020 | HGF | Callum Todd | 122 – 98 | Innis Carson | Paul Anderson | Stephen Read, Damian Eadie |
James Rowan Fiona Titcombe |
146 | |||
ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF | Noel McIlvenny | 57 – 64 | Matthew Tassier | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 90 | |||
ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF | Ed McCullagh | 70 – 80 | Tim Down | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 90 | |||
ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF | Elliott Mellor | 71 – 34 | Bradley Horrocks | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 87 | |||
ZDS2 | 13/06/2020 | NQF | Tom Cappleman | 67 – 60 | Chris Butler | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 87 | |||
ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NSF | Matthew Tassier | – | Tim Down | Paul Anderson | tba | tba | ||||
ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NSF | Elliott Mellor | – | Tom Cappleman | Paul Anderson | tba | tba | ||||
ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NGF | tba | – | tba | Paul Anderson | tba | tba |