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ZoomDown
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
Final Standings
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan McColm | 4 | 451 |
2 | Bradley Horrocks | 4 | 448 |
3 | Jonathan Wynn | 4 | 439 |
4 | Conor Travers | 3 | 466 |
5 | Ian Volante | 3 | 392 |
6 | Steve Anderson | 3 | 374 |
7 | Hazel Drury | 2 | 318 |
8 | Elliott Mellor | 2 | 316 |
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.
Progress chart
Dan McColm vs Elliott Mellor | ||
Conor Travers vs Ian Volante | ||
Bradley Horrocks vs Hazel Drury | ||
Jonathan Wynn vs Steve Anderson |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan McColm | 4 | 451 |
2 | Bradley Horrocks | 4 | 448 |
3 | Jonathan Wynn | 4 | 439 |
4 | Conor Travers | 3 | 466 |
5 | Ian Volante | 3 | 392 |
6 | Steve Anderson | 3 | 374 |
7 | Hazel Drury | 2 | 318 |
8 | Elliott Mellor | 2 | 316 |
9 | Dinos Sfyris | 2 | 308 |
10 | Paul Nixon | 2 | 307 |
Jon O'Neill* | 1 | 99 |
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.
Series 1 games
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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ZD1 | 6/04/2020 | P | George Armstrong | 110 – 63 | Fiona Titcombe | Paul Anderson | Tom Carey | Callum Todd | 123 | |||
ZD1 | 6/04/2020 | P | Tom Carey | 118 – 71 | George Armstrong | Paul Anderson | Fiona Titcombe | Callum Todd | 131 | |||
ZD2 | 13/04/2020 | P | Tom Carey | 125 – 132 | Bradley Horrocks | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Callum Todd | 143 | |||
ZD2 | 13/04/2020 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 99 – 90 | James Rowan | Paul Anderson | Tom Carey | Callum Todd | 133 | |||
ZD3 | 16/04/2020 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 107 – 86 | Dan Byrom | Paul Anderson | James Robinson | Callum Todd | 123 | |||
ZD3 | 16/04/2020 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 110 – 104 | James Robinson | Paul Anderson | Dan Byrom | Callum Todd | 131 | |||
ZD4 | 20/04/2020 | P | Elizabeth Beer | 86 – 96* | Jamie Rawson | Paul Anderson | Mark Mills | Callum Todd | 129 | |||
ZD4 | 20/04/2020 | P | Jamie Rawson | 82 – 50 | Mark Mills | Paul Anderson | Elizabeth Beer | Callum Todd | 134 | |||
ZD5 | 23/04/2020 | P | Jamie Rawson | 51 – 112 | Jacob Coventry-Peters | Paul Anderson | Eoin Jackson | Callum Todd | 121 | |||
ZD5 | 23/04/2020 | P | Jacob Coventry-Peters | 70 – 72 | Eoin Jackson | Paul Anderson | Jamie Rawson | Callum Todd | 119 | |||
ZD6 | 27/04/2020 | P | Eoin Jackson | 63 – 104 | Martin May | Paul Anderson | Fred Whibley | Callum Todd | 127 | |||
ZD6 | 27/04/2020 | P | Martin May | 108 – 110 | Fred Whibley | Paul Anderson | Eoin Jackson | Callum Todd | 144 | |||
ZD7 | 30/04/2020 | P | Fred Whibley | 94 – 111 | Paul Nixon | Paul Anderson | Andy Platt | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 120 | |||
ZD7 | 30/04/2020 | P | Paul Nixon | 94 – 65 | Andy Platt | Paul Anderson | Fred Whibley | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 120 | |||
ZD8 | 4/05/2020 | P | Paul Nixon | 102 – 123 | Philip Aston | Paul Anderson | Hazel Drury | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 134 | |||
ZD8 | 4/05/2020 | P | Philip Aston | 91 – 122 | Hazel Drury | Paul Anderson | Paul Nixon | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 133 | |||
ZD9 | 7/05/2020 | P | Hazel Drury | 115 – 104 | Cammy Lovatt | Paul Anderson | Dinos Sfyris | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 133 | |||
ZD9 | 7/05/2020 | P | Hazel Drury | 81 – 108 | Dinos Sfyris | Paul Anderson | Cammy Lovatt | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 123 | |||
ZD10 | 11/05/2020 | P | Dinos Sfyris | 101 – 91 | Tom Stevenson | Paul Anderson | Jonathan Wynn | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 117 | |||
ZD10 | 11/05/2020 | P | Dinos Sfyris | 99 – 113 | Jonathan Wynn | Paul Anderson | Tom Stevenson | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 130 | |||
ZD11 | 14/05/2020 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 102 – 73 | Robin McKay | Paul Anderson | Tracey Mills | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 131 | |||
ZD11 | 14/05/2020 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 122 – 111 | Tracey Mills | Paul Anderson | Robin McKay | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 135 | |||
ZD12 | 18/05/2020 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 102 – 99 | Anthony Endsor | Paul Anderson | Tom Carey | James Rowan | 131 | |||
ZD12 | 18/05/2020 | P | Sophie Turner | 89 – 80 | Nathan Pace | Paul Anderson | Tom Carey | James Rowan | 133 | |||
ZD13 | 21/05/2020 | P | Sophie Turner | 55 – 76 | Dave Robjohns | Paul Anderson | Rhys Benjamin | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 122 | |||
ZD13 | 21/05/2020 | P | Dave Robjohns | 59 – 101 | Rhys Benjamin | Paul Anderson | Sophie Turner | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 123 | |||
ZD14 | 25/05/2020 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 66 – 69 | Ashwin Abinashi | Paul Anderson | Dave Ashton | James Rowan, Tom Carey | 129 | |||
ZD14 | 25/05/2020 | P | Ashwin Abinashi | 119 – 70 | Dave Ashton | Paul Anderson | Rhys Benjamin | James Rowan, Tom Carey | 123 | |||
ZD15 | 28/05/2020 | P | Ashwin Abinashi | 71 – 101 | Suzy Turner | Paul Anderson | Dave Ryan | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 129 | |||
ZD15 | 28/05/2020 | P | Suzy Turner | 91 – 92 | Dave Ryan | Paul Anderson | Ashwin Abinashi | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 119 | |||
ZD16 | 1/06/2020 | P | Dave Ryan | 95 – 105* | Jamie Wing | Paul Anderson | Zubair Patel | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 141 | |||
ZD16 | 1/06/2020 | P | Jamie Wing | 122 – 130 | Zubair Patel | Paul Anderson | Dave Ryan | James Rowan, Fiona Titcombe | 147 | |||
ZD17 | 4/06/2020 | P | Zubair Patel | 97 – 81 | Stephen Read | Paul Anderson | Elliott Mellor | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 142 | |||
ZD17 | 4/06/2020 | P | Zubair Patel | 70 – 98 | Elliott Mellor | Paul Anderson | Stephen Read | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 117 | |||
ZD18 | 8/06/2020 | P | Elliott Mellor | 120 – 113 | Edward Byrne | Paul Anderson | Dan McColm | Tom Carey, James Rowan | 131 | |||
ZD18 | 8/06/2020 | P | Elliott Mellor | 98 – 111 | Dan McColm | Paul Anderson | Edward Byrne | Tom Carey, James Rowan | 129 | |||
ZD19 | 12/06/2020 | P | Dan McColm | 124 – 89 | James Haughton | Paul Anderson | Rob Foster | George Armstrong, Tom Carey | 133 | |||
ZD19 | 12/06/2020 | P | Dan McColm | 116 – 105 | Rob Foster | Paul Anderson | James Haughton | George Armstrong, Tom Carey | 133 | |||
ZD20 | 15/06/2020 | P | Dan McColm | 100 – 64 | Toby McDonald | Paul Anderson | Tom Carey | James Rowan | 118 | |||
ZD20 | 15/06/2020 | P | Steve Anderson | 96 – 68 | Stephen Holford | Paul Anderson | Adam Dexter | James Rowan, Tom Carey | 119 | |||
ZD21 | 18/06/2020 | P | Steve Anderson | 85 – 74 | Ben Leyburn | Paul Anderson | Sam Prouse | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 133 | |||
ZD21 | 18/06/2020 | P | Steve Anderson | 96 – 94 | Sam Prouse | Paul Anderson | George Armstrong | Fiona Titcombe | 126 | |||
ZD22 | 22/06/2020 | P | Steve Anderson | 96 – 101 | Phil Hannan | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 154 | |||
ZD22 | 22/06/2020 | P | Phil Hannan | 73 – 91 | Ian Volante | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 121 | |||
ZD23 | 25/06/2020 | P | Ian Volante | 128 – 64 | Martyn Simpson | Paul Anderson | Adam Dexter | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 131 | |||
ZD23 | 25/06/2020 | P | Ian Volante | 94 – 80 | Adam Dexter | Paul Anderson | Martyn Simpson | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 125 | |||
ZD24 | 29/06/2020 | P | Ian Volante | 79 – 117 | Graeme Cole | Paul Anderson | Conor Travers | Fiona Titcombe, James Rowan | 121 | |||
ZD24 | 29/06/2020 | P | Graeme Cole | 70 – 109 | Conor Travers | Paul Anderson | Ian Volante | Tom Carey, James Rowan | 120 | |||
ZD25 | 02/07/2020 | P | Conor Travers | 116 – 89 | Jack Hurst | Paul Anderson | Tom Chafer-Cook | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 128 | |||
ZD25 | 02/07/2020 | P | Conor Travers | 120 – 83 | Tom Chafer-Cook | Paul Anderson | Jack Hurst | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | 124 | |||
ZD26 | 06/07/2020 | P | Conor Travers | 121 – 125 | Callum Todd | Paul Anderson | Jon O'Neill | Fiona Titcombe, James Rowan | 131 | |||
ZD26 | 06/07/2020 | P | Callum Todd | 89 – 99 | Jon O'Neill | Paul Anderson | Conor Travers | Fiona Titcombe, James Rowan | 133 | |||
ZD27 | 09/07/2020 | P | Jon O'Neill | 110 – 96 | Tom Cappleman | Paul Anderson | Jack Worsley | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe | ||||
ZD27 | 09/07/2020 | P | Jon O'Neill | 99 – 114 | Jack Worsley | Paul Anderson | Tom Cappleman | George Armstrong, Fiona Titcombe |
Specials
Hypercountdown special
The first special was played on Friday 15 May 2020, as a special Hypercountdown tournament.
Progress chart
Callum Todd vs Damian Eadie | Callum Todd vs Innis Carson |
Stephen Read vs Innis Carson |
Hypercountdown special games
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Numberists specials
The second special was played over two Saturdays on 13th and 20th June 2020, as a special Numberists tournament, featuring the different number formats available on Apterous.
Progress chart
Numberists special games
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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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 | 57 – 67 | Tim Down | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 87 | |||
ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NSF | Elliott Mellor | 90 – 50 | Tom Cappleman | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 90 | |||
ZDS3 | 20/06/2020 | NGF | Elliott Mellor | 144 – 97 | Tim Down | Paul Anderson | James Rowan | Fiona Titcombe | 150 |