Episode ZD159

Episode ZD159 was broadcast on 19 August 2025 as part of ZoomDown Series 5.

NB: Fiona Titcombe acted as arithmetician for this episode.

Game 1

Steve Aucello played Phil Stanton, with Phil Stanton winning 109 – 93. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kate Scranage, and the lexicographer was Adam Beach.

Rnd	Selection	Steve Aucello	Score	Phil Stanton	Others	Max.
1	LOFEGITCX	CLEFT	0 – 6	EXOTIC	CITOLE	6
2	PEDGAESUO	DOSAGE	6 – 12	GASPED	APOGEES	13
3	9 9 4 5 7 4 → 209	208	6 – 22	209 (9 + 9 + 5 – 4) × (7 + 4)		23
4	RECLAINRW	CARLINE	13 – 22	WARIER	AIRCREW, CARNIER, CRAWLER	30
5	SMGEIMOEB	MIMEOS	19 – 28	BOGIES	BOMMIES	37
6	25 100 4 7 10 1 → 342	342 (100 – 10) × 4 – (25 – 7)	29 – 28	338		47
7	NLTIEAIWS	WAISTLINE	47 – 46	WAISTLINE		65
8	YARTIAHEN	HEARTY	53 – 52	HERNIA	HAIRNET, HETAIRA, INEARTH, RHATANY, THERIAN	72
9	100 25 75 8 3 8 → 822	822 8 × 100 + 25 – 3	63 – 62	822 8 × 100 + 25 – 3		82
10	GOSPAURZE	GOPURAS	70 – 69	GOPURAS		89
11	LCROAVEUD	COLDER	76 – 75	LOADER	COUVADE, LOUVRED, ROULADE, VACUOLE	96
12	TEMTOAKER	ROTATE	76 – 82	MEERKAT		103
13	GTSIENSNO	TOSSING	83 – 89	INTONES	STENOSING	121
14	75 10 9 2 6 1 → 815	815 (9 + 2) × 75 – 10	93 – 99	815 (75 + 9 – 2) × 10 – (6 – 1)		131
15	ANUSCOVER		93 – 109	CAVERNOUS (2.8 seconds)		141

Phil Stanton played Kate Scranage, with Phil Stanton winning 104 – 83. The Dictionary Corner guest was Steve Aucello, and the lexicographer was Adam Beach.

Rnd	Selection	Phil Stanton	Score	Kate Scranage	Others	Max.
1	NALOWACOR	CORAL	0 – 6	CORONA	CORONAL	7
2	LREIGHDNE	LEERING	0 – 14	LINGERED	ENGIRDLE, REEDLING	15
3	50 75 25 4 6 10 → 898	900 (10 + 6) × 50 + 75 + 25	7 – 21	900 (6 – 4 + 10) × 75	DG: 898 = (6 – 4 + 10) × 75 – (50 ÷ 25)	25
4	TDUATERCI	CURATED	14 – 28	CURATED	URTICATED	43
5	SEMPIATGE	PASTIME	21 – 35	PASTIME	EMPTIES, GAMETES, GAMIEST, MAGPIES, SEPTAGE, SEPTIME, SIGMATE, STEAMIE	50
6	100 25 3 8 3 10 → 802	803 8 × 100 + 3	28 – 42	803 8 × 100 + 3	SA: 802 = 8 × 100 + 3 × 10 – 25 – 3	60
7	SENPIAKTE	PEAKIEST	36 – 50	PEAKIEST		68
8	SLUENRWMO	MOURNS	42 – 56	WORSEN	MERLONS	75
9	25 75 50 7 1 6 → 984	986 (7 + 6) × (75 + 1) – (50 ÷ 25)	49 – 63	986 (7 + 6) × (75 + 1) – (50 ÷ 25)	FT: 984 = (75 + 7) × (50 ÷ 25) × 6	85
10	RTAOSIEFD	ROASTED	56 – 70	ROASTED	ASTEROID	93
11	NUVPOEDSU	POUNDS	62 – 76	POUNDS	UNPOSED	100
12	TZOARPEIN	PATRONIZE	80 – 76	PAINTER		118
13	TEFSAEBIA	BEASTIE	87 – 83	BEASTIE		125
14	50 25 100 75 10 4 → 938	939 (75 × 50 + 10 – 4) ÷ (100 ÷ 25)	94 – 83	935	DG: 938 = (75 × 100 + 4) ÷ (10 – (50 ÷ 25))	135
15	NICEPOEML	POLICEMEN (2.9 seconds)	104 – 83			145