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Episode ZD8
From Countdown
The eighth episode of ZoomDown was broadcast live on Monday 4 May 2020. It can be watched here: [1]
In the first game, defending champion Paul Nixon played Series 78 runner-up Philip Aston to see who would face Series 73 contestant, Hazel Drury in the second game of the evening.
NOTE: The Q appeared twice in the first game due to a mistake made on Apterous which caused the practice game, which is used to generate the puzzles, to be reset after Round 1.
Game 1
Rnd | Selection | Paul Nixon | Score | Philip Aston | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UEATNQSCI | ANTIQUES | 8 – 8 | ANTIQUES | QUANTICS, QUANTISE, QUINATES | 8 |
2 | UEULJVATI | VALUE | 8 – 14 | UVULAE | ALVITE | 14 |
3 | 1 8 5 4 10 3 → 300 | 300
(10 × 8 + 5 × 4) × 3 |
18 – 24 | 300
3 × 10 × (5 + 4 + 1) |
|
24 |
4 | EAOGSQTFL | GELATOS | 25 – 31 | GELATOS | FOLATES*, LEGATOS* | 31 |
5 | EAAFNSSIP | PANSIES | 32 – 38 | PANSIES | PAISANS, PISANES | 38 |
6 | 75 25 5 5 1 4 → 367 | 367
5 × 75 − 5 − 4 + 1 |
42 – 48 | 367
5 × 75 − 5 − 4 + 1 |
|
48 |
7 | UOERTXDDP | EXPORT | 42 – 55 | PROUDED | 55 | |
8 | OAIYDGKAS | ADAGIOS | 49 – 62 | ADAGIOS | SOKAIYA | 62 |
9 | 1 8 8 5 6 4 → 599 | 599
(8 + 8 + 4) × 5 × 6 − 1 |
59 – 62 | — |
|
72 |
10 | AAUNLCREN | UNCLEAR | 66 – 69 | NUCLEAR | CANNULAE, CANNULAR | 80 |
11 | IEOMWNSBL | MOBILES | 66 – 77 | BOWLINES | 88 | |
12 | EAIMHROHN | HOMARINE | 74 – 85 | HOMARINE | 96 | |
13 | EOITSRCNM | INTERCOMS | 92 – 103 | INTERCOMS | 114 | |
14 | 100 9 4 1 9 8 → 727 | 727
(8 − 1) × 100 + 4 × 9 − 9 |
102 – 113 | 727
(100 + 4) × (8 − 1) − 9 ÷ 9 |
|
124 |
15 | HOLYLEWIS | 102 – 123 | YELLOWISH
(20 seconds) |
134 |
Game 2
Rnd | Selection | Philip Aston | Score | Hazel Drury | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AOICSHTIA | TAIHOAS | 7 – 0 | COATIS | 7 | |
2 | TDREEISGA | READIEST | 7 – 18 | TRAGEDISE | TRAGEDIES | 25 |
3 | 100 75 50 25 4 7 → 122 | 122
100 + 25 − 7 + 4 |
17 – 28 | 122
100 + 25 − 7 + 4 |
|
35 |
4 | LFNEUORAE | ALEURONE | 25 – 36 | FUNEREAL | FLUORENE | 43 |
5 | SPRGEIAAO | SPIRAEA | 32 – 43 | SOAPIER | AGAROSE*, APORIAS*, OARAGES*, PARAGES*, PORGIES*, PRISAGE* | 50 |
6 | 50 9 9 3 10 4 → 912 | 912
(9 + 9) × 50 + 4 × 3 |
42 – 53 | 912
(9 + 9) × 50 + 4 × 3 |
|
60 |
7 | WPVAAPODS | AVOWS | 47 – 58 | PAPAS | PADSAW, PAPADS, PAPAWS, POSADA | 66 |
8 | CTSEAIBWO | ICEBOATS | 55 – 66 | BIOWASTE | 74 | |
9 | 100 75 50 25 5 10 → 411 | 410
5 × 75 + 25 + 10 |
62 – 73 | 410
100 × 5 − 25 − 75 + 10 |
Best: 411 = 5 × 75 + 50 − 10 − 100 ÷ 25 |
84 |
10 | RNDEOAVSE | REASONED | 70 – 81 | REASONED | 92 | |
11 | IEAOINLTQ | TOENAIL | 77 – 88 | ELATION | ALNOITE | 99 |
12 | STDEOIKTU | TEDIOUS | 84 – 95 | OUTSIDE | DUETTOS, TESTUDO | 106 |
13 | DRUATNROX | ROTUNDA | 91 – 102 | ROTUNDA | 113 | |
14 | 25 6 9 10 5 8 → 401 | — | 91 – 112 | 401
(10 + 6) × 25 + 9 − 8 |
|
123 |
15 | PENCILSET | 91 – 122 | SPLENETIC
(4 seconds) |
133 |