Episode ZD175

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Episode ZD165 was broadcast on 16 July 2026 as part of ZoomDown Series 6.

Game 1

Game 1 was the fourth quarter-final of Division G in the Round of 64. Bradley Horrocks played Steve Hyde, with Bradley Horrocks winning 107 – 82. The host was Darren Godfrey, and the lexicographer an arithmetician Mike Lee.

Rnd	Selection	Bradley Horrocks	Score	Steve Hyde	Others	Max.
1	IEAMRTKLW	MALTIER	7 – 7	RATLIKE	WARTLIKE	8
2	SFHDEUAOC	DOUCHES	14 – 14	DOUCHES	DEFOCUS, FOCUSED, HOCUSED	15
3	9 5 5 1 3 2 → 964	—	14 – 19	972 (5 × 5 + 2) × (3 + 1) × 9	ML: 966 = (9 × 5 + 1) × (5 + 2) × 3	22
4	NCSNAEIPE	CANINES	21 – 26	INCENSE	PENANCES, PINNACES, SAPIENCE	30
5	OAERSTNIR	SERRATION	39 – 26	anteriors ☓		48
6	50 6 10 8 4 8 → 163	163 (50 − 8) × 4 − 10 ÷ (8 − 6)	49 – 26	164		58
7	OAIPTLMGD	OPTIMAL	56 – 33	OPTIMAL	DIPLOMAT	66
8	RSDBEAOTP	PROBATES	64 – 41	BROADEST	ADOPTERS, BROASTED, PASTORED, PROBATED, READOPTS	74
9	8 6 7 10 4 6 → 736	736 ((6 + 4) × 8 – 7) × 10 + 6	74 – 41	734		84
10	NDSJAOEPR	OPERANDS	82 – 49	OPERANDS	PADRONES	92
11	IAEBMRLSO	MORALISE	90 – 57	EMBROILS		100
12	NTWTAEIRQ	NITRATE	97 – 64	NATTIER	TARTINE, TAWNIER, TERTIAN, TINWARE, WRENTIT, WRITTEN	107
13	EUASRTNEV	runestave ☓	97 – 72	VENTURES	VAUNTERS, VETERANS	115
14	75 100 25 50 4 9 → 212	212 (100 × 50 + 75 × 4) ÷ 25	107 – 82	212 50 × 4 + 9 + 75 ÷ 25		125
15	ROMANTOYS		107 – 82	monostary ☓ (2 seconds)	ASTRONOMY	135

Game 2

Game 2 was the fourth quarter-final of Division H in the Round of 64. Andres Sanchez played Tom Bashford, with Andres Sanchez winning 106 – 69. The host was Darren Godfrey, and the lexicographer and arithmetician was Mike Lee.

Rnd	Selection	Andres Sanchez	Score	Tom Bashford	Others	Max.
1	ZEKATINDE	INTAKE	6 – 6	INTAKE	DETAIN, EIDENT, ENDITE, IDEATE, KAIZEN, KENTIA, TANKED, TIENDA, TINKED	6
2	IEOPLSAPR	PROLAPSE	14 – 14	POLARISE	APPLIERS, SLOPPIER	14
3	50 7 1 2 1 5 → 267	267 (50 + 2) × 5 + 7	24 – 24	267 (50 + 2) × 5 + 7		24
4	OIUTTGNTR	TROTTING	32 – 24	TUTTING	TUTORING, TROUTING	32
5	LIMUCAEBS	MUSICALE	40 – 24	bulaemic ☓	ALEMBICS	40
6	50 100 75 25 1 8 → 535	534 (75 – 50) × 25 + 8 + 1 – 100	47 – 24	532	ML: 535 = (100 + 8 – 1) × (75 + 50) ÷ 25	50
7	NJDIEOHIS	IONISED	54 – 24	iodines ☓	DISJOIN	57
8	AEONPLMRL	ALMONER	61 – 31	ALMONER	LAMPERN, LLANERO, MANROPE, PLEROMA, POLEARM	64
9	25 4 2 3 9 9 → 822	823	61 – 41	822 (25 × 4 – 9) × 9 + 3		74
10	EAEDTDSCM	MADDEST	68 – 48	SEDATED	DEADEST, DECADES, STEAMED	81
11	SIRAHEORG	HEGIRAS	75 – 55	GHERAOS	GHARRIES	89
12	EUESLTXDT	EXULTED	82 – 62	EXULTED	SETTLED, TELEDUS	96
13	OAFGNROAE	OREGANO	89 – 69	OREGANO	FORGONE	103
14	1 7 7 8 9 6 → 201	200 (9 + 1) × (7 + 7 + 6)	96 – 69	200 ☓	DG: 201 = (8 + 7 + 7 + 1) × 9 – 6	113
15	CRAPINLIP	PRINCIPAL (1.9 seconds)	106 – 69			123

External links

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