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Episode ZD4
From Countdown
Episode ZD4 was broadcast live on Monday 20 April 2020, as part of ZoomDown Series 1.
In the first game, new contestants JR and Elizabeth Beer took on each other to see who would face Mark Mills in the second game of the evening.
Game 1
Rnd | Selection | Elizabeth Beer | Score | JR | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RONKOLAJB | BROOK | 5 – 5 | BLANK | BALOON, JAROOL, KORONA, ROBALO | 6 |
2 | VKXEAMDIG | MAXED | 10 – 10 | GAMED | IMAGED | 12 |
3 | 2 7 1 10 3 4 → 177 | 177
((4 + 2) × 10 − 1) × 3 |
20 – 10 | 176 |
|
22 |
4 | FSNOEDETI | STONED | 20 – 17 | DEFINES | SOFTENED, INFESTED | 30 |
5 | MIWEHARGN | WARMING | 27 – 24 | HEARING | WHANGER, HARMING*, MANGHIR*, MANGIER*, REAMING*, WEARING*, WHINGER*, WIREMAN* | 37 |
6 | 25 10 3 8 4 6 → 267 | 267
(6 − 4 + 25) × 10 − 3 |
37 – 34 | 267
(8 + 3) × 25 − (10 − (6 − 4)) |
|
47 |
7 | CELOPUNIA | UNPLACE | 44 – 34 | COUPLE | POULAINE | 55 |
8 | SQOEAGSII | SAGES | 49 – 39 | SAGES | OASIS, AEGIS, AGIOS*, GASES*, GESSO*, ISSEI*, OASES*, OSSIA*, SAGOS*, SEGOS*, SISIG* | 60 |
9 | 6 9 6 4 1 2 → 992 | — | 49 – 39 | — |
PA: 990 = 9 × (6 − 1) × (6 × 4 − 2) |
67 |
10 | RBEIDSLIF | BRIDLES | 56 – 46 | BRIDLES | BIRDLIFE | 75 |
11 | SEDOTURPN | POUTERS | 63 – 53 | POSTURE | SPROUNTED | 93 |
12 | RTEOSJNIM | JOINTERS | 71 – 61 | JOINTERS | RIMSTONE, REJOINTS* | 101 |
13 | TINECUSLR | CURLIEST | 79 – 69 | LUSTRINE | CUTLINES*, INSULTER*, NUTRICES*, RUSTICLE*, TUNICLES*, UTRICLES* | 109 |
14 | 75 50 25 9 5 3 → 343 | 344
75 × 5 − 25 − (9 − 3) |
86 – 76 | 344
75 × 5 − 25 − (9 − 3) |
Best: 343 = (50 − 3) × 9 − 5 − 75 |
119 |
15 | NBGGLIITH | 86 – 86 | BLIGHTING
(6 seconds) |
129 | ||
TB | INCHTWIGS | 86 – 96 | SWITCHING
(6 seconds) |
129 |
Game 2
Rnd | Selection | JR | Score | Mark Mills | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SREOMPANI | PROMISE | 7 – 7 | REMAINS | PROMNESIA* | 18 |
2 | VENADAMIE | MAIDEN | 13 – 7 | EVADE | ADAMINE | 25 |
3 | 100 8 1 10 5 7 → 851 | 851
8 × 100 + 10 × 5 + 1 |
23 – 17 | 851
(100 + 5) × 8 + 10 + 1 |
|
35 |
4 | QIPETUDOC | POUTED | 29 – 17 | uptide ☓ | PICQUET, QUOITED, PICOTED | 42 |
5 | SMIURJLOE | LOUSIER | 36 – 17 | muriels ☓ | MISRULE, MOUSIER, LOURIES*, MOILERS*, MOULIES*, MULIERS*, ROUEISM* | 49 |
6 | 75 25 6 5 4 2 → 413 | 413
(75 + 25) × 4 + 6 + 5 + 2 |
46 – 17 | 412 |
|
59 |
7 | AALTKEUCS | CASUAL | 52 – 17 | SCALE | TACKLES, LACTASE, SULCATE, ACETALS*, ACUATES*, AKELATS*, AUKLETS*, TALUKAS* | 66 |
8 | LIMARAPGX | mirage ☓ | 52 – 23 | PRIMAL | IMPALA, ARGALI*, MAGILP*, PALAGI*, PALMAR*, PARIAL* | 72 |
9 | 25 2 5 10 6 10 → 602 | 600 ☓ | 52 – 23 | 623 |
EB: =602 = 10 × 6 × 10 + 2 |
82 |
10 | RSAACNBEE | BEANERS | 59 – 30 | BEANERS | CARBENES, CANAREES | 90 |
11 | TESADOLZR | OLESTRA | 66 – 30 | STORED | DELATORS*, LEOTARDS*, LODESTAR*, ZELATORS* | 98 |
12 | DVOORGSEF | fooders ☓ | 66 – 37 | GROOVES | OVERDOGS | 106 |
13 | WEHAYORSD | HOARDS | 72 – 43 | SHOWER | SHADOWER | 114 |
14 | 75 25 8 10 10 2 → 377 | 377 ☓ | 72 – 50 | 375
(8 − 2 − 10 ÷ 10) × 75 |
Best: 377 = 10 ÷ 2 × 75 + 10 − 8 |
124 |
15 | WINFOLDED | DOWNFIELD
(11 seconds) |
82 – 50 | 134 |