Episode ZD178

Episode ZD178 was broadcast on 28 July 2026 as part of ZoomDown Series 6.

Game 1

Game 1 was the third quarter-final of Division B in the Round of 64. David Holmes played Liam Holton, with David winning 93 – 49. The host was Andres Sanchez, the lexicographer and arithmetician was Phil Stanton.

Rnd	Selection	David Holmes	Score	Liam Holton	Others	Max.
1	TEIOXCERL	CORTILE	7 – 0	TOXIC	EXOTERIC	8
2	HSDOAOSAR	HOARDS	13 – 0	HOODS	DOOSRAS	15
3	50 100 10 10 8 1 → 363	360 (8 – 1) × 50 + 10	20 – 0	—	PS: 364 = (100 – 8 – 1) × (50 – 10) ÷ 10	22
4	NMNIOADSI	MINIONS	27 – 7	DOMAINS	INSOMNIA	30
5	PMRMOEIAT	EMPORIA	34 – 14	PRIMATE	MARMITE, TRAMMIE	37
6	25 100 75 50 8 9 → 887	886 8 × 100 + 75 + 9 + 50 ÷ 25	41 – 14	887 ☓	PS: 887 = (100 × 75 + 25 + 8) ÷ 9 + 50	47
7	COGENUGST	TONGUES	48 – 21	CONGEST	CONTUSE, NUGGETS	54
8	BSFRIOILE	BOILERS	55 – 28	BOILERS	BOILIES, FIBRILS, FOIBLES, LIBEROS, RISIBLE	61
9	50 75 10 3 3 1 → 199	199 (10 – 3 – 3) × 50 – 1	65 – 28	—		71
10	SDTIEOSPA	adiposes ☓	65 – 36	DIOPTASE	DEPOSITS, SOAPIEST, TOPSIDES	79
11	EAINQTEVR	TRAINEE	72 – 43	TRAINEE	EVIRATE, NAIVETE, RETINAE, VETERAN	86
12	DMFTIEAWR	WAFTED	78 – 49	WAITER	READMIT, WARTIME	93
13	NYLUAEPAE	PLANE	83 – 49	peane ☓	PALEAE	99
14	25 75 50 9 8 3 → 150	150 3 × 50	93 – 49	—		109
15	SUPANDRES	sunspread ☓ (29.1 seconds)	93 – 49		UNDERPASS	119

Game 2 was the second quarter-final of Division G in the Round of 64. Ciaran McCarthy played Joseph Bartram, with Ciaran winning 106* – 96 after a tiebreak conundrum. The host was Andres Sanchez, the lexicographer and arithmetician was Phil Stanton.

Rnd	Selection	Ciaran McCarthy	Score	Joseph Bartram	Others	Max.
1	KNEODRINA	ANEROID	7 – 7	ANEROID	ANDIRON, EINKORN	7
2	TUDIGEMIC	MIDGET	13 – 13	MIDGET	CITIED, DICTUM, DUGITE, MIDGUT, TEDIUM	13
3	25 100 50 9 9 2 → 156	157 100 + 50 + 25 – 9 × 2	20 – 20	157 100 + 50 + 9 – 2	CM: 157 = 9 * 9 + 50 + 25	23
4	BOYANISUL	ALBINOS	27 – 20	ablusion ☓		30
5	DPEUTSETI	DEPUTISE	35 – 28	DEPUTIES		38
6	50 9 6 4 1 9 → 719	720 ☓	35 – 33	709 (9 – 1 + 6) × 50 + 9	PS: 719 = (50 – 6 – 4) × (9 + 9) – 1	48
7	RLAIXTEGS	RETAILS	42 – 40	REALIST	REGALIST	56
8	WAROPICOF	CROW	46 – 44	FAIR	PICARO	62
9	100 25 50 6 10 3 → 148	148 100 + 50 - 6 ÷ 3	56 – 54	148 100 + 50 - 6 ÷ 3		72
10	RAFOSANEL	ARSENAL	63 – 61	LOANERS	LOAFERS	79
11	NSOIRMEGU	RESUMING	71 – 61	IGNORES	SOIGNEUR	87
12	SARETOMER	REARMOST	79 – 69	REMASTER	ROTAMERS, STREAMER	95
13	JNOERSATO	RATOONS	86 – 76	RATOONS	ROANEST, SANTERO, SANTOOR, SENATOR, SNOOTER, TREASON	102
14	50 100 2 10 5 7 → 132	132 50 ÷ 2 + 7 + 100	96 – 86	132 10 × 2 + 5 + 7 + 100		112
15	SCAREPHIL		96 – 96	SPHERICAL (18.6 seconds)		122
TB	VEINDROPS	DISPROVEN (13.2 seconds)	106 – 96			122